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Bank of America is a multinational investment bank and financial services company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. It is one of the largest banking institutions in the world by assets and market capitalisation, serving individual consumers, small and medium-sized businesses, institutional investors, large corporations and governments. The company operates through four main business segments: consumer banking, global wealth and investment management, global banking, and global markets. Bank of America provides a comprehensive range of services including retail banking, credit cards, mortgages, corporate and investment banking, wealth management, trading and research. The bank maintains a significant presence in commodities and natural resources research, providing market analysis and investment guidance on sectors including mining, metals and energy. Its global markets division offers insights on critical minerals, base metals such as copper and aluminium, and precious metals including gold and platinum, which are essential to industries ranging from electric vehicles to the energy transition. Bank of America employs hundreds of thousands of people worldwide and operates thousands of banking centres and ATMs across the United States and in key international markets. The institution was formed through the 1998 merger of NationsBank and the original Bank of America, and expanded significantly through the 2008 acquisition of Merrill Lynch during the global financial crisis. It is a primary dealer in US Treasury securities and a member of the Federal Reserve System.

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Aluminium cans
Aluminium heads for surplus in 2027 as supply shock fades
16th October 2026 By: Reuters

Aluminium is expected to swing into a surplus in 2027, potentially of more than one-million metric tons, as analysts eye a wave of new supply from Indonesia and a recovery in flows from Gulf... 


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Brent crude rises above $100 a barrel as Middle East conflict escalates
9th September 2026 By: Reuters

Benchmark Brent crude oil futures rose past $100 a barrel on Wednesday, breaching the symbolic barrier for the first time since July 24 as intensifying conflict in the Middle East fuelled growing... 


Cobalt mine, in Idaho
Critical minerals mining in US poised to benefit from $250bn Bank of America initiative
13th August 2026 By: Marleny Arnoldi

Critical minerals mining in the US is poised to benefit from a new $250-billion finance initiative announced by Bank of America on August 12. Bank of America announced an 18-month critical... 


Mining stocks on cusp of supercycle as AI boom stokes metals
Mining stocks on cusp of supercycle as AI boom stokes metals
26th January 2026 By: Bloomberg

Global mining stocks have shot to the top of fund managers’ must-have list, as soaring metals demand and tight supplies of key minerals hint at a new supercycle in the sector. With a nearly 90%... 


South Africa's expansive Hillside Aluminium in Richards Bay.
US has lost three-quarters of its aluminium smelters, Bank of America reports
11th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Bank of America Global Research yesterday reported that the US has lost three-quarters of its aluminium smelters, China has capped its aluminium production, US consumers are now having to pay the... 


BofA hikes gold price forecast to $5 000/oz for 2026
BofA hikes gold price forecast to $5 000/oz for 2026
13th October 2025 By: Reuters

Bank of America Global Research on Monday raised its price forecasts for precious metals, lifting its 2026 outlook for gold to $5 000 an ounce, with an average of around $4 400. Gold surged above... 


Grasberg mine accident tightens global copper supply estimates
Grasberg mine accident tightens global copper supply estimates
1st October 2025 By: Reuters

Metals analysts are cutting their estimates of global copper supplies for this year and next after an accident at the giant Grasberg mine dramatically tightened the outlook for the market. Copper... 


A coal-fired power station
Banks plough billions into coal ‘as if Glasgow never happened’
8th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Global banks channeled more than $385-billion to the coal power industry over the past three years, with annual flows increasing last year from 2023, according to analysis by a group of nonprofits.... 


Proceeds will be used to fund the cash component of the acquisition of the Serra Grande mine from AngloGold Ashanti.
Gold miner Aura Minerals seeks $210m US listing
8th July 2025 By: Bloomberg

Aura Minerals is seeking to raise about $210-million in a US listing, as the gold and copper miner looks to expand its investor base. The company, which already trades on exchanges in Canada and... 


South African stocks poised to extend golden first-half rally
South African stocks poised to extend golden first-half rally
27th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

South African stocks are heading for their best first-half performance in almost two decades, and precious-metal prices could pave the way for further gains. The FTSE/JSE Africa All Share Index is... 


Coal loophole undermines bank pledges to cut fossil fuel funding
Coal loophole undermines bank pledges to cut fossil fuel funding
24th June 2025 By: Bloomberg

In the parts of the financial world that have spent the decade since the Paris Agreement trying to curb the most-polluting fossil fuel, there are actually two distinct types of coal — with two very... 


Platinum surges, palladium lags on narrow demand profile
Platinum surges, palladium lags on narrow demand profile
12th June 2025 By: Reuters

Platinum and palladium prices have both rallied this month, notching a more than four-year and seven-month high respectively, but analysts say they remain more cautious about the outlook for... 


Chinese buyers snapped up copper as prices plunged below $8 500
Chinese buyers snapped up copper as prices plunged below $8 500
8th April 2025 By: Bloomberg

Chinese copper buyers used Monday’s collapse in prices below $8500 a ton to significantly increase purchases, traders said, helping to trigger a dramatic rebound even as a rout in other global... 


Gold surges past $3 100 as US tariffs, uncertainty propel safe-haven flows
Gold surges past $3 100 as US tariffs, uncertainty propel safe-haven flows
31st March 2025 By: Reuters

Gold prices on Monday soared above $3 100/oz for the first time as concerns around US President Donald Trump's tariffs and the potential economic fallout, combined with geopolitical worries, drove... 


Thermal coal miner New Hope seeks acquisitions as funding options improve
Thermal coal miner New Hope seeks acquisitions as funding options improve
18th March 2025 By: Reuters

Australian coal miner New Hope is on the hunt for acquisitions, said CEO Rob Bishop, and given improving investor appetite for New Hope debt he had no worries about financing growth in... 


Trump's tariffs drive US physical market aluminium premiums to record high
6th March 2025 By: Reuters

Price premiums for aluminium on the physical market in the United States have surged to a record high due to the looming threat of tariffs on imports of the metal used in the transport,... 


Labour, inflation to weigh on gold miners' results
Labour, inflation to weigh on gold miners' results
11th February 2025 By: Reuters

Higher labour costs and sticky inflation could continue to weigh on gold miners' profits going into 2025, analysts said, but soaring prices of the yellow metal should still boost free cash flow.... 


RBC becomes latest Canadian lender to quit global climate coalition
3rd February 2025 By: Reuters

Royal Bank of Canada is exiting the global banking sector climate coalition, a spokesperson for the lender said on Friday, after a similar move by domestic banking peers. The Net-Zero Banking... 


Mark Cutifani
Veteran mining banker teams up with former Anglo American CEO Cutifani to chase M&A revival
13th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

In his two decades at Bank of America Corp as a mining banker, Omar Davis worked on several transactions with former Anglo American boss Mark Cutifani. They’ve now teamed up again to set up a... 


BlackRock leaves major climate group amid Wall Street exodus
BlackRock leaves major climate group amid Wall Street exodus
10th January 2025 By: Bloomberg

BlackRock is exiting one of the world’s biggest climate finance groups for investors after being targeted by Republican politicians for its efforts on global warming. The money manager said... 


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