Stuart is a writer for MetalMiner who operate the largest metals-related media site in the US according to third party ranking sites. With a preemptive global perspective on the issues, trends, strategies, and trade policies that will impact how you source and/or trade metals and related metals services, MetalMiner provides unique insight, analysis, and tools for buyers, purchasing professionals, and everyone else for whom metals and their related markets matter.
Every time there is a spike in the cost of energy such as the ’73 crisis and the ’79/80 oil price spike — and then…
Following our two-part article on the price of oil and the consequences for global growth posted April 12, it was interesting to see a Reuters…
Not all commentators are convinced the speed of oil price rises or the heights to which they have risen are purely down to fundamentals. Since…
The oil price has been relentlessly rising, widely seen as being driven by a mix of fundamentals such as Asian demand exceeding supply, and fear…
Events at Fukushima in Japan have put the spotlight not just on nuclear power as a source of energy, but on the storage of nuclear…
In spite of our TV screens being bombarded with news about Middle East unrest and the financial pages of our papers reporting seemingly endless stories…
When I saw Simon Hunt was being interviewed by Mineweb’s Geoff Candy, I couldn’t resist checking out the podcast. Simon Hunt has been an active…
Tin has been one of the wonder boys of recent months, powering up to over $32,000 per ton in the early part of the year,…
An article in Mineweb last week reported that silver imports in India had dropped off dramatically this year and suggested the high price may be…
So following the near meltdown of several reactors at Fukushima Nuclear Power, it’s dead is it? Well, to follow one FT article, you could be…
It would seem that in spite of democracy, not much changes in The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). To say bribery, corruption, theft, tax evasion…
The high price of oil won’t have passed you by if you’ve had to fuel your car or your home boiler recently, and the values…
An interesting article in the New York Times last week looked at Chinese plans to release details this month of its new five-year plan for…
Want to be (big “G”) green and classy? Well, you soon can be. Rolls-Royce is showing what promises to be the most luxurious (and outrageously…
It is tempting to look at the events in Tunisia, Egypt and Libya and, as shocking as the loss of life and bloodshed have been,…
How should stainless consumers plan their product design and view material purchasing options strategically in the face of such a strong nickel price? It is…