June 6, 2025 Trump and Xi agree to more talks as trade disputes brew The highly anticipated call came in the middle of a dispute over rare earth minerals.
June 5, 2025 Lynas Rare Earths surges as China’s export curbs disrupt auto industry Shares hit their highest since February 2023 amid rising worries over China’s tightened export controls.
June 5, 2025 Central banks on track for 4th year of massive gold purchases, Metals Focus says Central banks are on track to buy 1,000 tonnes of gold in 2025.
June 4, 2025 China increases scrutiny over rare earth magnets with new tracking system Beijing unveiled high-level plans to establish an information tracing system for rare earth products last June, but there had been no mention of it again until last week.
June 4, 2025 China’s rare earth export curbs hit the auto industry worldwide BMW says supplier network affected, while Mercedes is looking for 'buffers' to protect supplies.
June 3, 2025 Chinese platinum jewelry demand remains muted, says refiner Citigroup analysts said last week that Chinese buyers still favor gold over platinum jewelry.
June 3, 2025 Global alarms rise as China’s critical mineral export ban takes hold German automakers became the latest to warn that China's export restrictions threaten to shut down production and rattle their local economies.
June 3, 2025 Copper price ends mixed as traders mull China and US data The drop in China’s factory gauge came as a surprise to analysts.
June 3, 2025 Iron ore price nears 2-month low on Trump’s tariff hike plan, weak China data China's manufacturing activity shrank for the first time in eight months in May.
June 3, 2025 Diplomats, automakers push Beijing to loosen rare earth magnet export restrictions India is organizing a trip to China for auto executives in the next two to three weeks.
Precious metals craze prompts China fund to turn away investors UBS SDIC Fund had become increasingly concerned that investors could be exposed to heavy losses should a record-breaking bull market suddenly turn. December 27, 2025 | 08:00 am
