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Not since the crises of the 1970s has gold performed as strongly as in 2025. Amidst geopolitical uncertainty playing into short-term movements, James Luke, senior portfolio manager, gold and commodities, considers the bigger picture (Image source: © 123rf )

Gold and gold equities outlook for 2026James Luke

Gold has been predicted to keep rising in 2026. Pictured: Gold mining in South Africa

Gold expected to continue rising in 2026

24 Dec 2025

Energy security takes centre stage as global coal demand hits record high in 2025 (Image source: © Future Coal

Coal remains essential to keeping the lights on and economic development

23 Dec 2025

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Oil prices were little changed on Tuesday following a gain of more than 2% in the previous session after Russia accused Ukraine of attacking President Vladimir Putin's residence (Image source: © 123rf )

Oil prices little changed as investors seek clarity on Russia-Ukraine talks

30 Dec 2025

Image credit: Raff Liu on Unsplash

Oil prices surge as Iran-Israel conflict causes production concerns

Seher Dareen 17 Jun 2025

Neal Froneman, CEO of Sibanye-Stillwater says there are many “pleasing aspects from the Q1 2025 operating results. Pictured: Driefontein Mine. (Image: Sibanye-Stillwater)

Sibanye-Stillwater Q1 2025 operating results "pleasing"

13 May 2025

Source: © LinkedIn In March, the gold sector recorded the highest average increase in input cost inflation, although benefiting from strong market prices - with gold averaging $2,986/oz

Downward mining input cost trends suprising given volatility in economy

6 May 2025

Source: © Anglo American Kumba Anglo American has had a strong start to the financial year with copper and iron ore the star performers for the first quarter ended 31 March 2025

Copper and iron ore give Anglo American a strong start to the year

24 Apr 2025

Source: © Sibanye-Stillwater The European Commission has designated Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber lithium project in Finland and GalliCam project in France as 'Strategic Projects' under the EU Critical Raw Materials Act

EU awards Strategic Project status to Sibanye-Stillwater’s Keliber lithium and GalliCam projects

27 Mar 2025

Oil steady; market eyes OPEC+ output increase, US tariffs

Oil steady; market eyes OPEC+ output increase, US tariffs

5 Mar 2025

Igor Sechin went from Putin's deputy to a CEO position at Rosneft

Russian oligarch says we haven’t yet reached peak oil

12 Dec 2024

Source: Brics Competition Law and Policy Centre.

Brics and China unite for a groundbreaking commodities exchange system

19 Sep 2024

Some US companies still failing to meet conflict minerals rules, GAO says

Some US companies still failing to meet conflict minerals rules, GAO says

David Lewis 24 Jul 2023

EU electricity demand set to drop to lowest level in 20 years - IEA

EU electricity demand set to drop to lowest level in 20 years - IEA

19 Jul 2023

Energy transition driving unprecedented growth in critical minerals market - report

Energy transition driving unprecedented growth in critical minerals market - report

14 Jul 2023

Fishermen catching near windfarms. Source: Tran le Tuan/Pexels

The world needs hundreds of thousands more offshore wind turbines - where will they all go?

Hugo Putuhena, Fraser Sturt and Susan Gourvenec 7 Jul 2023

Offshore drilling platforms (rear) stand together at a dock yard near Singapore port. 2015. Source: Reuters/Tim Wimborne

Oil giants drill deep as profits trump climate concerns

Ron Bousso and Nerijus Adomaitis 4 Jul 2023

ExxonMobil president Karen McKee named 2023 ICIS CEO of the Year

ExxonMobil president Karen McKee named 2023 ICIS CEO of the Year

21 Jun 2023

Critical-mineral deals made up 66% of top 40 M&A in 2022 - PwC report

Critical-mineral deals made up 66% of top 40 M&A in 2022 - PwC report

8 Jun 2023

Solar power due to overtake oil production investment for first time - IEA

Solar power due to overtake oil production investment for first time - IEA

Noah Browning 25 May 2023

Aerial view of crude oil tanker off Waidiao Island in Zhoushan, Zhejiang province, China. Source: cnsphoto via Reuters

Oil prices fall, set for fourth weekly drop, as demand fears weigh

Yuka Obayashi and Andrew Hayley 12 May 2023

LPG facility owned by Irkutsk Oil Company in Russia. Source: Reuters/Vasily Fedosenko

Russia's Sibur exports LPG to Africa, Middle East and Asia as EU cuts buying

11 Apr 2023

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9.6% growth recorded in renewables in 2022 despite energy crisis

3 Apr 2023

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Russia-Ukraine war has nearly doubled household energy costs worldwide - new study

Klaus Hubacek, Jin Yan, Yuli Shan and Yuru Guan 17 Feb 2023

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Noise from deep-sea mining may disrupt whale song, study finds

Helen Reid 14 Feb 2023

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IFC launches roadmap to decarbonising the mining of critical minerals

3 Feb 2023

Italy's Eni sets up sustainable transport services company

Francesca Landini 3 Jan 2023

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Shipping must accelerate its decarbonisation efforts - and now it has the opportunity to do so

Christiaan De Beukelaer 9 Dec 2022

Source: Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters

COP27 will be remembered as a failure - here's what went wrong

Mark Maslin, Priti Parikh, Richard Taylor, Simon Chin-Yee 22 Nov 2022

Irene Lauro, environmental economist at Schroders

How droughts are impacting the global energy mix and energy security

Irene Lauro 4 Nov 2022

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