July 19, 2022

How the Idaho cobalt belt could be North America’s secret to growing EV production

Early indications are that Idaho offers multiple encouraging deposits with opportunities to supply the North American EV supply chain.

July 19, 2022

White House considers emergency declaration to fight climate change

Biden will outline his moves in a speech Wednesday at a shuttered coal-fired power plant in Massachusetts.

July 18, 2022

Spoofing gold price ‘common’ at Bear Stearns, ex-trader says

“It was pretty widespread” on the precious-metals trading desk, said Corey Flaum, a gold and silver trader.

July 18, 2022

Gold price rebounds from near 11-month low as dollar retreats

Prices bounced as much as 0.9% on Monday as the dollar declined for a second day.

July 18, 2022

Governments turn against deep-sea mining as EV boom drives demand for metals

The deep ocean contains the largest estimated deposits of minerals on the planet, potentially worth trillions of dollars.

July 18, 2022

Feeding copper to microbes may help curb GHG emissions

Copper is key to avoiding the production of nitrous oxide, the third most potent greenhouse gas.

July 16, 2022

Wall Street set for new ETF gold rush as single-stock era begins

The booming world of exchange-traded funds is about to get even more crowded after the very first single-equity ETFs launched Thursday.

July 15, 2022

When Fed takes the punch bowl away, stick to gold

The Fed is taking the punch bowl away. The hangover is coming. The best cure is – except for the broth – gold.

July 15, 2022

Gold price set for longest run of weekly losses since 2018

Bullion has come under relentless pressure in the past month as investors turn to the greenback in the face of an increasingly hawkish Federal Reserve.

July 15, 2022

Copper price rebounds despite weak economic activity in China

The world’s second-largest economy shrank by 2.6% in the three months ending in June.