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Metals prices wobble on slowdown fears
News The S&P GSCI index of 24 major raw materials has fallen back 9% since mid-June on growing fears of a recession, and copper has hit a 16-month low after losing 22% since a peak in early March.
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How to invest in the copper boom
Tips The price of copper has slipped recently. But that’s temporary – the long-term outlook is very bullish, says Dominic Frisby. Here, he explains the best ways to invest in copper.
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How to invest in the multi-decade boom in industrial metals
Tips The price of key industrial metals has already begun to rise. The renewable energy transition will take them higher, says David Stevenson. Here's how to profit.
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Copper is set for a long bull market – here’s how to invest in it
Tips Commodity prices have started to cool – with the exception of one industrial metal that is in short supply but is an essential ingredient in almost everything. Dominic Frisby picks the best ways to invest in copper.
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How the London Metals Exchange saved the nickel short-sellers’ bacon
News Short sellers were caught out as the price of nickel briefly soared to $100,000 a tonne. But the London Metals Exchange saved their skins by halting trading for more than a week.
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Why has the nickel price trebled since Monday?
Analysis The price of nickel has risen by 250% this week to over $100,000 a ton. John Stepek explains what's going on and how it might affect you.
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Industrial metals: electric vehicles are driving a boom in prices
News The soaring popularity of electric vehicles is pushing up the price of the industrial metals that make up the batteries.
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How China is cornering the market for electric-car batteries
Briefings The West is sleepwalking into a situation where it has traded its old reliance on Middle East oil for dependence on key metals controlled by China. That’s a bad trade, says Simon Wilson
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Lithium price embarks on a long boom
News Rising demand for electric vehicles has driven the lithium price in China up by 276% since the start of the year to $30,940 a tonne
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