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The next chapter for critical minerals

Why Australia and Canada are central to the global clean energy transition.

By Sophie Lang6 min read

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Commodities

Copper's role in the energy transition

The red metal at the heart of electrification and global infrastructure.

By Daniel Whitmore6 min read

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Economy

The outlook for global growth in 2025

Key trends, risks and opportunities shaping the year ahead.

By Meera Raghavan7 min read

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Technology

Data centre demand reshapes the technology hardware cycle

Capex guidance from hyperscalers is spilling into industrials, power and copper demand forecasts.

By Sophie Lang6 min read

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Markets

Small caps quietly outperform as risk appetite returns

Breadth has improved, with the equal-weighted index outpacing its market-cap peer for a third straight week.

By Harriet Osei5 min read

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Interest rates

Rate path diverges between the RBA and the Bank of Canada

Markets now price one more cut in Canada this year and none in Australia before the December meeting.

By Meera Raghavan6 min read

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Editor’s analysis

Reading the resources cycle: what the futures curve is telling us

Backwardation across three key contracts points to a tighter physical market than the spot price implies.

By Sophie Lang9 min read

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Market insights

Market insight: positioning ahead of the next earnings season

Consensus estimates look achievable, but margin guidance is where the risk sits.

By Harriet Osei7 min read

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Special report

Special report: the critical minerals decade

A structural view of how Australia and Canada become the reliable supply base for electrification.

By Sophie Lang14 min read

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