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Diamond sector to consolidate in 2012- Kieron Hodgson

According to Charles Stanley Securities analyst, Kieron Hodgson, while the diamond market still has solid fundamentals, 2012 looks likely to be a year of consolidation

Long term gold prices, short term speculators and macroeconomics - James Steel

HSBC's chief commodities strategist, James Steel, looks at the reasons behind last quarter's major fall and January's strong surge in gold prices

Oil, metals, and a mixed world economy - Hale

David Hale looks at how commodities are likely to fare in 2012 given the very mixed global economy and the wild card that is oil.

Gold, China and Quantitative easing to infinity - Embry

Sprott Asset Management's John Embry believes that the prospect of global "Weimar situation" is very real and bullish for gold

Platinum outlook and difficulties within the PGM basket

Standard Bank's Walter de Wet looks at the reasons behind platinum's recent price performance and the outlook for PGM basket prices

Overcapacity, politics and the global steel sector - Mike Elliott

A look at the Ernst & Young's 2012 outlook for the global steel sector and how it can weather a self-created storm of overcapacity

GFMS Gold Survey Update 2 - Philip Newman

Thomson Reuters GFMS's Philip Newman looks at some of the standout trends from 2011 and why the consultancy thinks we could see a drop off in prices in 2013

China's role in base metal markets - Macquarie

Macquarie's Duncan Hobbs looks at the likely impact of China's growth outlook on base metals demand.

Dividends, porphyry and the changing nature of gold stocks - Coffin

HRA's Eric Coffin speaks about the normalisation of the gold sector, the stigma of copper and why cash burn is likely to be an issue this year.

Copper demand, Chinese growth and the platinum:gold ratio

Nic Brown looks at how China's new 5-year plan is likely to impact base metals markets, why copper should end the year in deficit and why platinum is so much cheaper than gold.

Politics, printing money and gold in 2012 - Grant Williams

A look at some of the major potential talking points for 2012, from the US election to oil in the Middle East and how these could affect gold

How the gold market is placed going into 2012 - Adrian Day

Adrian Day examines some of the trends that impacted the gold market in 2011 and looks at how the market is positioned as we head into 2012

The changing nature of long-term gold investment - Christensen

ASA's David Christensen provides a view on how to invest in commodities over the very long term and gives gold's recent moves a longer term context

Europe, Central Banks and continued demand for gold ETPs - Nicholas Brooks

ETF Securities' head of Research and Investment Strategy looks at the trends seen currently in the gold ETP market, the impact of Europe and what we might expect in 2012

Significant seasonal strength in Q1 2012 for silver, gold unlikely - Morgan

While there is likely to be some strengthening in the metal over the course of Q1 2012 David Morgan believes we are currently in a long consolidation period

Iron ore outlook remains positive -RMG

Raw Materials Group CEO, Magnus Ericsson, says the iron ore market remains a long term one and too much focus is placed on the short term effects on the current financial crisis

Availability of mine financing - Wickens

According to Standard Bank's Vaughn Wickens, there is financing available for mines but, companies have to have the basics covered.

Afghanistan's resources plans - Wahidullah Shahrani

A look at the announcement of the start of the tender process for four new gold and copper deposits in the country and a focus on infrastructure

Gold's stabilising role and the week that hopefully was in Europe - Davies

Hinde Capital CEO, Ben Davies, looks at the changing nature of gold's monetary role, the potential outcomes of this week's Eurozone summit and the importance of the internet

China's changing role and the need for new exploration models - Chender

Metals Economics Group CEO, Michael Chender looks at the long term need for new copper ounces and the hurdles companies face in finding new ounces.