Chinese Bargaining Chip: Rare-Earth Minerals China announced broad export controls on rare-earth-related technologies and materials, requiring foreign companies to get Beijing’s approval to export magnets or products containing even trace amounts of Chinese-origin rare earths or made using Chinese extraction/refining…
Uncertainty and Geopolitical Tensions Propel Gold Price Surge Precious metal having biggest rally since 1970s amid political uncertainty in US, France and Japan. From trump attacking the independence of the US central bank, FED, to Macron of France unable to…
Surging Oil Prices and Analysis of Oil Stocks Oil Prices and Oil Stocks have been a topic of intense discussion and analysis in recent times. The volatility in the energy sector and the invasion of Ukraine have had a significant…
News of Oil stored on ships (floating storage) puts more downward pressure on oil prices in the short-term. In addition, onshore oil storage are at all times highs, Chinese demand has fallen plus the Saudi decision to keep pumping oil…
The slowdown in China combined with a stronger dollar have reduced the price of copper to its lowest rate in 6 years. Prices for the metal have declined over 20% for the year. Miners have been paring back investments to…
The bad news for oil keeps piling on. Oil has fallen for three out of the last four weeks and the number of oil rigs in the US according to Baker Hughes keep falling – 10th straight week. Is there…
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