Soldering on
Tin, an overlooked critical metal, is enjoying a boom
Liberty, poverty, asphyxiation
Syria’s economy, still strangled by sanctions, is on its knees
Staying power
Ukraine is winning the economic war against Russia
The new gold
Coal is supposed to be on its way out. Yet the world's dirtiest fuel remains a disturbingly safe investment
Through the roof
Three commodities could take off in 2024
Full metal jackpot
The energy transition will mint new fortunes in surprising places
Transfer window
The green transition will transform the global economic order
Rod stewards
Conflicts and resurgent demand combine to send uranium prices soaring
Keep digging
How to avoid a 6.5bn-tonne green-metals crunch
Copper comes a cropper
The king of transition metals is unexpectedly getting cheaper
Ahead of the battery pack
Why crashing lithium prices will not make electric cars cheaper
The battle for Europe’s economic soul
Policymakers in Brussels ready their response to America’s protectionism (with Christian Odendahl)
Bolt from the blue
Cobalt, a crucial battery material, is suddenly superabundant
Plug and pay
The world won’t decarbonise fast enough unless renewables make real money
Green shoots
War and subsidies have turbocharged the energy transition
Mare industriae
Can the North Sea become Europe’s new economic powerhouse?
Cell-side analysis
Could the EV boom run out of juice before it really gets going?
Power outrage
Can Europe keep the lights on this winter?
Power play
Why energy insecurity is here to stay
Full metal jackpot
The transition to clean energy will mint new commodity superpowers
Gold standard
The EU’s green-investing “taxonomy” could go global
