June 12, 2025

Column: Demand destruction can help break China’s rare earths chokehold

Western automakers have chosen to ignore the historical precedent and doubled down on a technology that remains almost totally beholden to Beijing's export whims.

June 12, 2025

Infographic: Who controls the rare earths shaping the future?

This graphic breaks down global extraction at the mine level.

June 11, 2025

China coal imports could drop by up to 100Mt in 2025, industry group says

Coal imports were 8% lower in the five months to the end of May, official data showed.

June 11, 2025

From boom to bust: battery metal prices tumble as supply floods market

Despite rising EV sales, the market fundamentals for lithium, cobalt, nickel, manganese, graphite and recycled materials worsen.

June 11, 2025

Gold surpasses euro as second-largest reserve asset: European Central Bank

Bullion made up about 20% of the global official reserves at the end of 2024, surpassing the euro's 16%, the ECB says in its annual report.

June 11, 2025

Trump confirms rare earth deal with China

Officials will finalize the agreement once outbound materials begin flowing.

June 10, 2025

US, China reach framework deal to ease export restrictions

Trade framework and implementation plan agreed with China in London should result in restrictions on rare earths and magnets being resolved.

June 10, 2025

Glencore drives drawdown of Russian copper sanctioned by UK

The LME has reported the biggest drawdown of Russian copper from its network of warehouses since it started reporting the data in 2023.

June 10, 2025

Zimbabwe to ban export of lithium concentrates from 2027

Africa's top producer banned the export of lithium ore in 2022 and has been pushing miners to process more domestically.

June 10, 2025

Column: US aluminum tariffs threaten scrap clash with European Union

Donald Trump's move to double tariffs on aluminum imports heightens the risk of a full-blown scrap war with the European Union.