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Nickel Prices Hit Two-Year High as Indonesia Tightens Supply

📌 Key Takeaways Nickel rose as much as 1.8% to $19,350/t, the highest intraday level since June 2024.   Indonesia produced an estimated 2.6 million tonnes...

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 Hits Energy and Mineral Markets

📌 Key Takeaways Around 20% of global oil and petroleum product consumption and about 20% of global LNG trade moved through the Strait of Hormuz...

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...

Energy Transition Investment Heads for $3 Trillion a Year But Minerals are the Constraint

📌 Key Takeaways BloombergNEF projects $2.9 trillion per year in energy transition investment over 2026–2030, up ~25% from 2025. Global energy transition investment hit a record...

Nickel Supply Shock Returns as Indonesia Threatens to Tighten the Tap

📌 Key Takeaways Nickel prices hit a nine-month high as Indonesia signals material supply cuts and delays mine approvals. Indonesia controls ~50% of global nickel supply,...

More Than 60% of Critical Minerals Flow Across Borders

📌 Key Takeaways Over 60% of global critical mineral demand is met through international trade, creating structural interdependence between producers and consumers  Clean energy demand pushes...

Funds Move Into Nickel As Price At 5-Year-Low

Hedge funds and other speculative traders have amassed long positions equivalent to 272,000 tons on the nickel price, the most optimistic stance since the...

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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...
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Food Inflation Is Back. This Time the Shock Starts Before the Harvest.

US grocery prices rose 0.7% in April, the sharpest monthly increase in nearly four years, while food-at-home prices were...

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...

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