A long bull market beckons for copper

Why things are hotting up in the mining sector amid blockbuster M&A news

Nothing can stop silver, it seems. Not even the $50-an-ounce mark. The price of $50/oz is the all-time high for silver. It reached that level in 1980, then again in 2011, but it’s never been able to g

“America has progressed from infancy to senility without passing through a period of maturity.” So said a character in one of Ian Fleming’s short stories in 1960. He was wrong then – or, was he, as so

Issue of the week: the great gold run ...

Issue of the week: the rare-earths panic ...

Is gold the trade of the decade? The yellow metal has soared 40% this year in US dollar terms, making more than 30 successive record highs along the way. It has gained 135% since January 2020, outstri