Josh Chiat

The window has well and truly opened for mining ECM after gold and copper prices surged, with an astonishing run in major explorer and developer equity deals dominating the ASX this week.

Josh Chiat Miners, developers and explorers are all leveraging improved gold, silver and copper sentiment to raise cash

At 21 months, China's People's Bank has recorded its longest gold buying streak in history S&P report lays out China's ambitions to use gold as a strategic tool

Josh Chiat At 21 months, China's People's Bank has recorded its longest gold buying streak in history

China is sitting on its longest streak of accumulating gold, with a 20t addition to foreign exchange reserves by the People's Bank in July making it 21 straight months of purchases.

Resources companies have ramped up returns to shareholders and beaten expectations as rocking commodity prices drive strong profits.

Sky-high gold prices and growing confidence in the copper boom have powered a surge in dividends across the ASX mining sector.

Josh Chiat Miners have beaten dividend expectations this earnings season Stockhead analysis shows 24 large and mid-cap miners have announced $15.73bn in dividends this reporting season

The gold market crashed again over the weekend, another volatile flip that showed how little faith the market can place in the day-to-day movements of the precious metal while war rages in Iran.

Gold fell over the weekend as Kevin Warsh's Jackson Hole address revived rate hike fears But investment banks are bullish that bullion will rise into the end of the year after a strong month