Mining resurgence could drive FTSE
The FTSE 100 could be driven well beyond last weeks record high if a resurgence of the mining sector takes hold, said Brooks MacDonalds investment team director Jonathan Webster-Smith.
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Are commodities still a raw deal for investors
The departure of Catherine Raw as co-manager of the BlackRock World Mining Trust for a job in the mining sector raises a number of questions.
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BlackRock World Mining Trust manager Raw leaves
Catherine Raw is to leave BlackRock after 12 years at the firm and the investment management industry in April, the board of the World Mining Trust has announced.
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Are drilledout miners heading back to surface
After a tough few years miners are doing better this year, but just how sustainable is the turn depends on where you are looking.
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Copper pressured due to supply surplus
The copper market was largely balanced in 2013, despite global mine production rising by 8%, its fastest pace in over a decade, said Thomson Reuters GFMS.
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Mining moving from pessimism to scepticism
Neil Gregson explains the success behind natural resources’ barnstorming start to 2014 even though mining sector valuations are at multi-year lows and commodity producers are still seeing earnings downgrades.
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Threadneedle’s Donora cautious on ‘eye-popping’ miners
Threadneedle’s David Donora says large cap miners’ capex levels are giving him pause for thought.
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Dividend recovery accelerates, up 27% in Q2
Capita Registrars quarterly dividend monitor reports on the ongoing growth in UK dividends.