Copper

Gold has surged to record levels, reinforcing its role as a monetary hedge, but the question for 2026 is whether upside is becoming more limited. Copper, by contrast, is increasingly tied to structural demand from electrification, artificial intelligence infrastructure, and global industrial expansion. While gold is largely held as a store of value, copper is consumed as a critical input across power generation, data centers, transportation, and manufacturing. With inventories tight, prices elevated, and strategic stockpiling accelerating, copper may be positioned for a stronger relative performance cycle as global capital spending shifts toward energy and technology infrastructure.

Many U.S. pension funds remain underfunded, creating concerns about their ability to meet future obligations. Despite the trillion-dollar size of the U.S. retirement market, public pension plans face trillion-dollar funding gaps. Inflation and dollar devaluation continue to erode purchasing power, yet pension portfolios remain heavily weighted toward equities, bonds, and real estate. With commodities representing only a tiny percentage of total assets and gold and silver holdings minimal, the case for broader diversification and inflation protection remains relevant for both public and private pension managers seeking sustainable long-term returns.

The best time to invest is often when sentiment is at its lowest, and sentiment around gold and silver equities is pretty low right now. History, however, tells us that this could be the perfect time to buy.

In a pivotal move towards bolstering the supply chain security for clean energy technologies, the U.S. Department of Energy has released its much-anticipated 2023 Critical Materials Assessment. Among the materials deemed critical are aluminum, cobalt, copper, dysprosium, and various types of steel and metals like gallium, iridium, lithium, and magnesium.

Here's an updated analysis of physical gold, silver, platinum and copper regarding their respective versatility of use, durability, fungibility, store of value, liquidity and aesthetics.

This article looks at physical gold, silver, platinum and copper regarding their respective versatility of use, durability, fungibility, store of value, liquidity and aesthetics which will yield a new perspective on precious metals (including copper).

The Tokyo gold medals are composed of 92.5% silver with approximately 6g of pure gold making up the plating on the outside and are valued at $820.

The development of civilization has relied heavily on the discovery of metals. Prehistoric man used metals to build tools and weapons and as our knowledge of metallurgy has developed, metals have played an essential role in the advancement of agriculture, transport and arts & crafts - forging the path to today's modern society. This infographic presents that timeline.

Every year, humans gobble up around 28 million tonnes of the metal in uses mainly related to its electrical properties – and as we transition to a green energy paradigm, copper will be an even more vital ingredient to human progress than it is today.

Every year, a vast amount of copper is used by the global economy to manufacture a wide variety of goods. It’s a major ingredient in big-ticket consumer goods like autos, appliances, electronics, and new homes. Simultaneously, copper is also gobbled up for many industrial uses including telecommunications, utilities, construction, and industrial machinery. Today’s infographic comes to us from Kutcho Copper, and it shows the red metal’s important role in the economy, as well as why it has become a famous economic bellwether.