Copper Prices Surge Toward $12,000 on AI Demand and Supply Chaos

View: Source Copper prices hit record highs, fueled by a “perfect storm” of supply disruptions, high demand from AI data centers and the energy transition, and a market distortion caused by U.S. trade policy fears. Major financial institutions are aggressively revising their forecasts, with Citi predicting copper could reach $15,000 per ton by the second quarter of next year due to …

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Silver Is at an All-Time High. This ETF Lets Investors Capture the Momentum

View: Source This silver ETF has climbed over 110% in 2025 but could go much higher. Silver keeps climbing. The price of the precious metal has surged in recent weeks, hitting an all-time high of $64.66 per ounce on Dec. 12, 2025. Silver has now logged nearly 113% gains in 2025, as of this writing. It’s a prime opportunity for investors …

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Turkey considers new authority to oversee critical minerals, rare earths

View: Source Turkey is considering the creation of a new critical minerals authority to assess and manage its rare earth and strategic mineral resources as global competition over supply chains intensifies, a senior mining sector representative told the state-run Anadolu news agency. İbrahim Halil Kırşan, chair of the Turkish Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges (TOBB) Mining Council, said the prospective …

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