Rising US copper price reflects growing market optimism, fuelled by US inflation data and Gaza deal

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Rising US copper price reflects growing market optimism, fuelled by US inflation data and Gaza deal

Hints of a significant rally in financial markets surfaced this week, led by strength in the uranium, gold, lithium and iron ore markets, with a clearer picture likely when the world discovers whether Donald...
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Energy-related metals tipped to lead 2025 commodity recovery

Lithium is shaping as the recovery story of 2025, partly because two years of falling prices mean it has almost certainly found a base, but also because demand is strong, and deal flow is...
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Prospector’s Diary makes its call for 2025: Put your money on gold

It’s not often that one commodity stands out so clearly as a winner but that will unquestionably be the case with gold next year thanks to its perfect storm of price drivers....
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Small miners returning from the wilderness as investors hunt for outperformance

Northern Star’s proposed $5 billion merger with De Grey Mining was the highlight of the week, but there were also early signs of a small company revival and fresh hints that silver is more...
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Multi-billion-dollar coal deal and lithium rescue tell tale of two energy cities

Old energy 1. New energy 0. That’s the score after $6 billion was paid this week for a portfolio of coal mines, at the same time a $150 million rescue package was tossed to...
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Gold has defied forecasters for years … so will history repeat?

Gold regained its glitter this week as the Ukraine war took a turn for the worse and other asset classes were buffeted by political headwinds....
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Crypto cheer squad should remember there are two sides to the Bitcoin boom

A boom in Bitcoin since the re-election of Donald Trump as U.S. President has been the highlight of financial markets but also a warning for investors that they’re in for a wild ride as...
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Investors Trumped by rising US dollar, falling gold price

Investors got their first taste of the second Trump presidency this week when the U.S. dollar surged to a two-year high, interest rates rose, and most concerningly for Australia, commodity prices fell....
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Gold stars again as US election tension builds

Gold, in its bullion form, was the star (again) in a week of uncertainty, mining production cuts and the rescue of Mineral Resources, with more to come next week, topped by a triple header...
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Gold, silver bulls rage on, leaving MinRes shareholders to lick wounds

Chris Ellison, founder and chief executive of Mineral Resources, was a one-man headline this week as the share price of the iron ore and lithium miner crashed, and he dropped out of the billionaires...