12 Jul 2023 – Growing concerns over supply chain vulnerabilities and the need for critical metals and minerals have fuelled increased investment in these resources. Policymakers, investors, and market participants are grappling with the complexities of categorising critical metals, developing policy responses, and navigating economic realities.

12 Jul 2023 – The Western Green Energy Hub, an ambitious energy infrastructure project in Western Australia, has signed a significant deal with Korea Electric Power Corporation, South Korea's largest electricity utility. Spanning 15,000 square kilometres in the Goldfields-Esperance region, this renewable energy hub aims to house around 3,000 wind turbines and 25 million solar panel modules.

11 Jul 2023 – Thames Water investors have agreed to inject £750 million ($1.45 billion) into the company. However, the UK's largest water utility cautioned that it would require additional investments in coming years.

11 Jul 2023 – Meta's new Threads platform, a direct competitor to Twitter, has achieved a remarkable milestone by attracting more than 100 million users in less than five days since its launch. This makes Threads the fastest-growing online platform in history, surpassing the previous record held by OpenAI's ChatGPT, which took two months to reach 100 million users.

11 Jul 2023 – The release of the US Federal Reserve's minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting drew significant attention during the week.

10 Jul 2023 – China's consumer inflation rate remained at zero in June, while factory-gate prices fell further, raising concerns about deflation in the economy.

10 Jul 2023 – Some of the world's largest investment banks have found themselves embroiled in a debate over the inclusion of their underwriting activity in net zero targets, posing a threat to their progress on decarbonisation. As part of a standard-setting group led by Barclays and Morgan Stanley, these banks have been engaged in discussions and voting on how to measure the carbon footprint of underwriting deals. However, infighting and disagreements over the past year have caused delays in the publication of the first voluntary rule book on the matter.

10 Jul 2023 – Australia is poised to become a key player in the global green transition. With its abundant natural resources and strategic position in the mining sector, Australia has the potential to drive the shift towards a sustainable future.

07 Jul 2023 – Private sector companies added a robust 497,000 jobs in June. Economists had predicted a gain of around 220,000 jobs.

07 Jul 2023 – The World Gold Council expects the yellow metal to hold firm over the rest of 2023, despite some price weakness in the past month.

06 Jul 2023 – In the face of speculation about tensions between Saudi Arabia and oil ally Russia, Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman categorically dismissed such talk and instead praised the coordinated efforts of both nations to remove barrels from the market.