The Age of Hard Assets is Upon Us
Brent, WTI, doesn’t matter. The US is focussed on one thing after Iran. Commodities. Russia and China are likely well aware.

Brent, WTI, doesn’t matter. The US is focussed on one thing after Iran. Commodities. Russia and China are likely well aware.

China is in a tricky spot with Venezuela and Iran off the board. It will likely have to double down on metals, as it has done previously.

What do all the world’s recent conflicts have in common? Bizarrely, it all comes down to commodities. And that could be good for ASX investors.

If the US Fed doesn’t cut, expect a market tantrum. That could be the catalyst for an even bigger commodities boom.

The obscure, ultra-refined mineral quietly powering semiconductors, EV batteries, defence technology, and LEDs — and largely ignored by mainstream investors.
By James Cooper,

Lachlann Tierney’s new thesis for AI and commodities converging. And how Aussie investors are at GROUND ZERO.
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