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Copper Backwardation Tops US$500 as LME Supply Tightens

Copper advanced toward a record as competition for immediately available metal pushed a key London spread to its most extreme level since the market...

Copper Hits Record High as Supply Squeeze Meets AI Demand

Copper has hit another record high, with U.S. futures settling at $6.6495/lb, up 38% from a year ago. And the move is being driven...

Copper Tops $14,000 as Supply Squeeze Pushes Market Toward Record High

Copper has hit prices $14,000 a tonne. The metal rallied for an eighth straight session on Wednesday, touching $14,196.50/t on the London Metal Exchange, within...

Big Funds Pour Billions Into Mining Supercycle Bet

📌 Key Takeaways Mining ETF assets more than doubled to $87.4 billion by March 2026, according to Reuters. Investors put $8.24 billion into mining in Q1...

US critical minerals partnerships accelerating into Industrial Policy

📌 Key takeaways The U.S. and Australia have lined up more than A$5 billion (US$3.5 billion) for critical minerals projects, spanning rare earths, nickel, graphite,...

Strait of Hormuz Closure Drives US Critical Minerals Reshoring

📌 Key Takeaways The Strait of Hormuz handled about 20 million barrels per day in 2024, equal to roughly 20% of global petroleum liquids consumption,...

Mining Stocks Lead Global Markets as MSCI Metals Index Rallies Nearly 90%, Beating Tech and Banks

📌 Key Takeaways The MSCI Metals & Mining Index has surged nearly 90% since early 2025, outperforming tech and financial sectors amid rising metals demand.  AI...

US critical minerals price floors: Washington moves toward market intervention

📌 Key Takeaways The US plans to introduce coordinated price floors for critical minerals as part of a new trade bloc strategy. Reference prices would act...

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Diesel Squeeze Raises Stakes for Australian Mining

US diesel prices have hit a record US$6.51 a gallon, lawmakers are proposing export restrictions, and Australia has reported...
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Copper Backwardation Tops US$500 as LME Supply Tightens

Copper advanced toward a record as competition for immediately available metal pushed a key London spread to its most...

Zinc Prices Rise as China Smelter Cuts Deepen Supply Squeeze

Zinc prices are being driven higher by a supply squeeze that has flipped the market from expected surplus to...

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