Gold price down over 2% as safe-haven metal falls victim to market selloff
Still, gold stands to benefit further from an increasingly volatile macroeconomic and geopolitical environment, according to banks and analysts.
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China hits back at US tariffs with rare earth export controls
China placed export restrictions on key rare earth elements on Friday as part of its sweeping response to President Donald Trump's tariffs.
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Mining consolidation to speed up as Chinese demand growth slows
However, full-scale mergers and acquisitions activity among diversified miners could be hampered for now, investors said at a CESCO event this week.
Kazakhstan says it has discovered 20-million-tonne rare earth metals deposit
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US floats idea of launching critical minerals tariff probe
The US Geological Survey currently lists 50 different minerals that it considers to be critical.
Trump’s tariffs shake markets, threaten metals trade
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Copper price plummets amid fears of Trump tariffs hurting demand
Most major copper producers also saw significant losses in the stock market.
