In a time where a surprise attack of Hamas rocked Israel and pretty much the rest of the world, Israel reacted by bombing Palestina back to the stone age it seems, the Russia invasion continues and the Fed seems to be hinting at one other rate hike before year end, metals following the world economy like copper are trading somewhat subdued.

1. Introduction

With Robert Friedland presenting the thesis about copper as an upcoming “train wreck” waiting to happen, with the price of the red metal potentially tenfolding in the coming years, it seems we have another mining titan on our hand using hyperboles in order to support their own interests, in this case Ivanhoe Mines.