In this episode, Helen Amos discusses new highs in gold and silver prices as transatlantic tensions around Greenland’s future escalate. We look at how US metals stockpiling over Trump’s second term compares with the Cold War era, and reflect on new questions around China’s aluminium output, met coal’s steady come back and tin’s outperformance.

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BMO Precious Metals Monitor: The Greenland Effect

The Age of Metals Stockpiling - How Much has the U.S. Accumulated?

Silver: Entering Dangerous Territory for the Gold:Silver Ratio

Met Coal Stirs From Its Slumber

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Helen Amos is joined by George Heppel to wrap up on the big developments and surprises over 2025. They discuss the recent surge in silver and platinum, what has kept metals prices high in the face of global tariffs, China’s reach on global metals supply chains, critical minerals investments, and the COMEX-LME copper arbitrage. They mull over some of the key themes and uncertainties into 2026.  

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2026 Metals & Bulk Commodity Price Update: Material World

BMO Precious Metals Monitor: Silver Bells Are Ringing

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In this episode, Helen Amos is joined by BMO’s Chief Economist Doug Porter to discuss the impact of big macro shifts on the metals and mining space. They talk everything from rate cuts, the US dollar, AI, de-dollarisation, global trade, and emerging market development.

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In this week’s Metal Matters, we re-cap on our key take-aways from LME week, discuss the correction in precious metals, and shift the spotlight over to China’s recent economic data and expectations for the next 5-year plan.

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LME Week 2025 Feedback

BMO Precious Metals Monitor: Squeezing Higher

This week Helen Amos is joined by commodities analyst, George Heppel. They discuss new frameworks for thinking about long term commodity prices, how investors are viewing gold even after its explosive rally, and what big deficits in copper, platinum and silver could mean for prices.

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Q4 2025 Metals & Bulk Commodity Price Update: A Sanctuary in the Storm

Upgrading the Long Term: Drilling in on Gold, Copper, and Iron Ore

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In the first episode of our re-launched podcast, we discuss copper back to $10k, iron ore’s resilience, macro shifts, Chinese stockpiling, and the case for a new mining upcycle.

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BMO Precious Metals Monitor: Poised for the Cut
PGMs: Picking the Right Basket
Anti-Involution Needs Patience: Copper and Coal Screen Strongest

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In the final episode for 2024 we discuss BMO’s outlook for Metals & Mining in 2025, technology advances and the current situation in aluminium.

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In this episode we discuss China-U.S. friction in critical minerals, the 2025 outlook for copper, cobalt’s challenges and China’s Central Economic Work Conference. 12 min

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This episode considers why iron ore has upside into year end, China’s export rebate removal on aluminium, uranium and critical minerals recycling

( 14 min)

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This episode discusses the impact of the U.S. election results on precious

and industrial metals, and how China will respond to the new U.S. administration's policies.

(11 min)

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