

BMO Equity Research Metal Matters
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Featuring Colin Hamilton, Commodities analyst at BMO Capital Markets, Metal Matters discusses the hot topics in Global Metals & Mining each week.
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Dec 20, 2024 • 11min
Tariffs, Trepidation and Technology
In the final episode for 2024 we discuss BMO’s outlook for Metals & Mining in 2025, technology advances and the current situation in aluminium.Click here for report.Click here for transcript.To access our full disclosures, please visit: https://research.bmo.com/public/disclosures

Dec 6, 2024 • 12min
What We Foresee for the Four C’s
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 minClick here for transcriptTo access our full disclosures, please visit: https://researchglobal0.bmocapitalmarkets.com/public-disclosure/

Nov 22, 2024 • 14min
Rebate and Recycle
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)Click here for transcript.

Nov 8, 2024 • 10min
Bracing for Trade Barriers
This episode discusses the impact of the U.S. election results on preciousand industrial metals, and how China will respond to the new U.S. administration's policies.(11 min)Click here for transcript.

Oct 25, 2024 • 13min
Stimulus, But Not As We Know It
This episode discusses the China’s concerns over Guinean bauxite, uranium, nickel and what we’d learned about China’s latest bout of stimulus one month in. (13 min)Click here for transcript.

Oct 11, 2024 • 12min
LME Learnings
In this episode we discuss what surprised us at LME Week, the challenges in concentrate markets and the latest on China’s policy pivot. (12 min)BMO clients can view our report, "LME Week 2024 Feedback", by visiting: https://researchglobal0.bmocapitalmarkets.com/research/141e053a-a727-4beb-970d-802795801543/Episode transcript: http://research-ca.bmocapitalmarkets.com/documents/7BA45F85-C637-4626-9C6C-ABB87D1EBC1A.PDFTo access our full disclosures, please visit: https://researchglobal0.bmocapitalmarkets.com/public-disclosure/

Sep 27, 2024 • 14min
China Not So Bleak into LME Week
This episode considers the key points of discussion at LME Week 2024, our recent gold price upgrade, what China’s stimulus announcement could mean and nuclear energy for data centres.Click here for transcriptTo access our full disclosures, please visit: https://researchglobal0.bmocapitalmarkets.com/public-disclosure/

Sep 13, 2024 • 15min
Adjusting the Battery Blinkers
In this episode we discuss the latest in EV and battery markets, consider zinc’s supply problem and answer quickfire questions on iron ore. (15 min)BMO clients can view our report, Plugging In on More Realistic EV and Battery Metals Forecasts (Including Lithium), by visiting: https://researchglobal0.bmocapitalmarkets.com/research/4897090a-db59-4ed1-9382-c18f0ee1cc9b/Click here for transcript.To access our full disclosures, please visit: https://researchglobal0.bmocapitalmarkets.com/public-disclosure/

Aug 30, 2024 • 13min
Getting U Ready, as Gold Gleams
This episode discusses the recent improvement in Chinese sentiment, coking coal’s challenges, gold’s new nominal record and uranium discussion points ahead of a major industry event next week. (12 min)Click here for transcript.To access our full disclosures, please visit: https://researchglobal0.bmocapitalmarkets.com/public-disclosure/

Aug 16, 2024 • 15min
Making a Drama Out of a Steel Crisis
This week we discuss the panic in the global steel industry, copper supply issues and China’s historic EV moment. ( 15 mins)Click here for transcript.To access our full disclosures, please visit: https://researchglobal0.bmocapitalmarkets.com/public-disclosure/