Fastmarkets’ Fast Forward podcast

Low carbon aluminium vs copper: Who’s really paying the premium?

Betting on the battery economy

Record crop, rising costs: The Black Sea paradox

The Pentagon's mineral reckoning

What's driving scrap steel prices right now

Stella Li: Driving BYD's EV story

Powering defense: The strategic metals shaping warfare

Mining stifled by capital crunch

Mining finance faces a structural paradox: while demand for critical minerals to support the energy transition is at an all-time high, the cost of capital has risen significantly due to a fundamental shift in risk assessment. Investors now prioritize geopolitical, permitting, and social license risks over traditional e...

Copper, chaos and contrarian thinking with David Lilley, Drakewood Capital management

Copper markets are undergoing a fundamental shift from "just-in-time" efficiency to "just-in-case" resilience, driven by geopolitical fragmentation and the strategic necessity of securing critical minerals. David Lilley, a veteran copper trader and CIO of Drakewood Capital Management, argues that this transition, coupl...

Fast Forward Market Briefing Ep 1 2026

India’s metals moments: A new global powerhouse?

Stockpiling critical minerals: From scarcity to strategy

Decoding China's mineral moves

Tracks of influence: The Lobito Corridor

Corridors of power: Africa's strategic rise

Swiping right on carbon credits: Exploring voluntary markets

Ep. 10 – Black gold: How big oil is fuelling change in the global EV market

Ep. 9 – From mine to magnet: rewiring the rare earth ecosystem

Ep. 8 – Changing gear: the road ahead for auto

Ep. 7 – Tariffs and trade: breaking China's grip on critical minerals