LONDON, 3 January 2024 - German personal finance site Finanz Nachrichten today features the latest Gold Investor Index data and comment from BullionVault.On an annual average basis, both the Gold and the Silver Investor Indices set new all-time lows in 2023 as profit-taking jumped and new demand fell hard.Click through to read the full story, in German, here:Deutsche Edelmetallinvestitionen erreic...Read More
LONDON, 2 January 2024 - BullionVault's latest Gold Investor Index features today at UK personal investing site The Armchair Trader."The split in gold between private investment and central banks couldn't be starker," says BullionVault director of research Adrian Ash. "While central banks are buying gold like it has returned as the lynchpin of the global monetary system, private investors are sell...Read More
LONDON, 2 January 2024 - Comment and data from BullionVault feature today in a look at the investing year ahead from ThisIsMoney, the popular UK financial news-site from the Daily Mail group of newspapers.Reviewing the outlook from expert commentators for global shares and bonds, "Gold has set a run of new all-time records and the underlying direction clearly points higher," says the report, quoti...Read More
Big Oil is on the move, feeling its way into a changing energy world. There are two sides to adapting: how to decarbonise oil and gas and how to build a sustainable business around zero-carbon technology. Valentina Kretschmar, VP and Tom Ellacott, SVP of our Corporate Analysis team took me through their thinking of how company strategies are developing.This week, BP went a step further on the firs...Read More
Commenting after Chesapeake announced plans to buy Vine Energy in a cash-and-stock deal which values the Blackstone Group-controlled E&P at around US$2.2 billion, analysts from natural resources consultancy Wood Mackenzie said: “We were confident 2021 would be a big year for Haynesville consolidation.“This deal really picks up the pace after Southwestern Energy/Indigo just tw...Read More
For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice.Wood Mackenzie, in partnership with WisdomTree, has launched an exchange traded fund (ETF) providing investors with exposure to the growth in the demand for, and the usage of, energy storage technologies, and in particular batteries.The fund tracks the WisdomTree Battery Solutions Index. The index stock selection is informed b...Read More
This webinar is open to Wood Mackenzie clients with the following subscription ONLY:Asia Pacific Power ServiceAsia Pacific Renewables ServicePlease register with your business email if your company has access the subscription above. Successful registration is based on email domain detection. Feel free to contact angel.hang@woodmac.com or luis.catalan@woodmac.com if you have any questions or e...Read More
For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice.Copper is a cornerstone of the EV revolution.At the heart of the electric vehicle, copper is used throughout because of its high electrical conductivity, durability and malleability. And even more is used in charging stations and in supporting electrical grid infrastructure.We explore why copper is inseparable from the EV stor...Read More
This session will provide you with an understanding of the key deliverables of Wood Mackenzie's Copper Mine Cost Service, how to access and use them to:Analyse copper mines cost and look at the global cost curveBenchmark the mines using various production related metricsRegister nowPlease click on the relevant link below to register for the session of your interest.Tuesday, 5 December 2023 - 4pm L...Read More
This session will provide you with an understanding of the key deliverables of Wood Mackenzie's Copper Mine Cost Service, how to access and use them to:Analyse copper mines cost and look at the global cost curveBenchmark the mines using various production related metricsRegister nowPlease click on the relevant link below to register for the session of your interest.Friday, 1 December 2023 - 1pm Si...Read More
For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice. Throughout 2021, I have been quite vociferous in my view that prices for copper (along with several other mined commodities) do not reflect fundamentals – the dynamics of supply, demand, stocks, costs and their empirically-observed relationships. My 35-year career following and opining on markets is grounded i...Read More
Metals Market Service - CopperThis session will provide you with an understanding of the key deliverables of Wood Mackenzie's Metals Market Service - Copper, how to access and use them to get information and analysis of global copper market, looking at the supply, demand and price.Register nowPlease click on the relevant link below to register for the session of your interest.Monday, 4 December 20...Read More
Wood Mackenzie’s latest report shows that compared to other base metals, China’s copper market appears to be better cushioned from the country’s power crunch.Since mid-2021, the Chinese government has been rationing power across many provinces with greater focus on energy-intensive industries such as steel, cement, chemicals and non-ferrous metals. Despite the measures, China&rsq...Read More
Sentiment surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19) has dominated markets and copper price movements so far in 2020. As a result of the virus, near-term global demand is softening, and the copper market is facing oversupply as a period of significant mine supply is on the horizon. So, looking at the copper market fundamentals – where will the winners and losers be? Join our w...Read More
Metals Market Service - CopperThis session will provide you with an understanding of the key deliverables of Wood Mackenzie's Metals Market Service - Copper, how to access and use them to get information and analysis of global copper market, looking at the supply, demand and price.Register nowPlease click on the relevant link below to register for the session of your interest.Thursday, 30 November...Read More
As we look to 2020, copper is faced with a finely balanced market. For now, positive investor sentiment around copper’s fundamentals is supporting higher prices. Stronger demand growth is underpinned by new semis capacity, while mine supply growth will be reliant on additions from both projects and existing mines. Meanwhile, the recent approval of new copper scrap re-categorisation standards...Read More
For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice.Driven by a growing list of stakeholder requirements and an explosion in creative solutions, we expect the mining industry to accelerate its adoption of technology.The sense of urgency will grow as corporates pursue net-zero CO2 pledges, improved water management, continued improvements to employee safety, and cost optimisatio...Read More
Both nickel and copper possess properties that give them a central role in the drive for a greener future. While demand from existing use cases will continue to grow steadily, electric vehicle (EV) and energy storage applications will underpin a huge increase in long-term demand.At the recent Future Facing Mined Commodities Forum, we looked at the importance of these two metals for the energy tran...Read More
How much copper is needed to successfully meet the climate targets set out by the Paris Agreement? Wood Mackenzie quantifies the scenario in its latest research report, ‘Red metal, green demand: copper’s critical role in achieving net zero’, finding that the global energy transition presents an almost unattainable mine supply challenge, with significant investment and price incen...Read More
For details on how your data is used and stored, see our Privacy Notice. Demand for copper — already on a rising trend — is arguably set to explode as the energy transition takes hold. In order to prevent structural deficits, unsustainably high prices and demand destruction, miners will have to invest ever-increasing sums of money in supply. In the last article in this series...Read More