The most persistently bullish part of the commodities sector in recent years has been metals associated with the energy transition, such as copper, lithium and rare earth elements.
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The West African country of Guinea has grown to be the world’s largest supplier of bauxite, the raw material ultimately transformed into aluminium.
France are expected to make only minor adjustments rather than wholesale changes when they face Iraq in their second World Cup Group I match on Monday, with coach Didier Deschamps keen to preserve momentum while edging closer to the knockout stages.
Britain’s Observer newspaper said British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was expected to resign on Monday and set out a timetable for his departure, though a government source said Starmer remained focused on getting on with the job of governing.
“We will see how it goes for match two, and then there will be discussions the day after in terms of what it looks like for match three in Seattle.”
Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva poked fun at Neymar’s injury-hit World Cup, calling the absent forward the national team’s first “work-from-home” player as Carlo Ancelotti waits to see whether his number 10 can return against Scotland.
China’s tighter curbs on cross-border flows threaten insurers like AIA which gets 40% of new business in the city. Officials appear more keen for the hub to serve China Inc going global. That will be a less lucrative opportunity for banks including HSBC and Standard Chartered.
Defending champions Argentina can take a major step towards the knockout stage when they face Austria in their second World Cup Group J match on Monday, after both sides opened their campaigns with convincing victories.
Norway defender Leo Ostigard has become a father, following the birth of his first child over FaceTime.
The biggest surprise inside Cape Verde’s World Cup camp is not the lack of star names but the lack of fuss.