The Return of the Unknown Unknown

Base Metals

Markets approach the close after a consequential day, without moving any nearer to resolution, merely extending uncertainty. The reopen began in predictable formation: crude meaningfully…

March 5, 2026 - George Griffiths

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AMT Insight – Commitment of Traders Report (COTR) – 27th February 2026

Base Metals Traders

Definition: the data in this report show LME non-risk reducing positions (ie speculative positions) held by Investment Funds and Other Financial Institution  

March 3, 2026 - Carly Hughes

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Copper, AI Infrastructure – Strategic positioning: Long / Longer / Longest

Base Metals Copper

Throughout 2025, copper’s rally was anchored to the narrative around AI infrastructure build-out and the substantial volumes of physical metal required to support it. Data…

February 27, 2026 - George Griffiths

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SCOTUS and Tariffs: A Small Matter of $130bn

Base Metals METALS

The Supreme Court’s ruling on IEEPA has subtly shifted the tariff debate from being largely constitutional to increasingly fiscal. IEEPA reportedly generated revenue in excess…

February 26, 2026 - George Griffiths

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AMT Announces the opening of its new office in Dubai

Base Metals

AMT is proud to announce the opening of its new office in Dubai, a significant step forward in strengthening our global footprint in the metal…

February 4, 2026 - Carly Hughes

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Market Stress, Liquidity, and Administrative Control Across Metals

Base Metals METALS

Increased stress across industrial and base metals appeared to emerge suddenly toward the end of last week, seemingly undermining an investment case that has been…

February 4, 2026 - George Griffiths

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Hard Assets – Hardening

Base Metals Copper

The week has begun largely as anticipated, with a clear pickup in enquiries around the merits of investing in hard assets. For most, that still…

January 30, 2026 - George Griffiths

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Digesting Davos

Base Metals METALS

Davos served as confirmation of an emerging narrative, marking a clearer acceptance of what risk now represents in a world where fragmentation, persistent inflation, and…

January 26, 2026 - George Griffiths

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Aluminium, power, and industrial realism: China’s build versus Western constraints

Aluminium Base Metals METALS

The aluminium market is increasingly being shaped by power systems rather than feedstocks or headline capacity additions. The key divergence lies in how China is…

January 23, 2026 - George Griffiths

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