China to restrict silver exports, echoing rare earths playbook

China to restrict silver exports, echoing rare earths playbook

Silver bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, January 10, 2025. Angelika Warmuth | Reuters BEIJING — China is set to tighten controls on silver exports from Thursday, expanding restrictions on the once-ordinary metal critical to the U.S. industry and defense supply chains. Tesla … Read more

China’s mineral dominance gives Western magnet makers a moment in the sun

China’s mineral dominance gives Western magnet makers a moment in the sun

Annealed neodymium iron boron magnets sit in a barrel at a Neo Material Technologies Inc. factory in Tianjin, China on June 11, 2010. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Rare earth magnet makers are having a moment as Western nations scramble to build domestic “mine-to-magnet” supply chains and reduce their dependence on China. A turbulent … Read more

Gold and silver prices soar to new highs as the yellow metal reemerges as a hedge

Gold and silver prices soar to new highs as the yellow metal reemerges as a hedge

Gold and silver prices soared to new highs on Monday. Gold was last seen at a record $4,445.8 per ounce while spot gold was last trading at $4,414.99. Prices are up nearly 70% since the start of the year. The metal has soared this year, smashing consecutive price records as risk assets lost ground. Gold is typically viewed … Read more

Copper could hit ‘stratospheric new highs’ as hoarding of the metal in U.S. continues

Copper could hit ‘stratospheric new highs’ as hoarding of the metal in U.S. continues

Copper prices have soared this year, hitting multiple record highs, fueled by supply disruptions and as fears over U.S. tariffs have led to a surge in demand. The rally is set to continue into 2026. Citi analysts expect prices of the red metal to skyrocket on the back of stronger demand led by the energy … Read more

Silver hit record highs in 2025 – here’s why the ‘Devil’s metal’ has further to run

Silver hit record highs in 2025 – here’s why the ‘Devil’s metal’ has further to run

Silver, often nicknamed the ‘Devil’s metal’ because of its volatility, has reached record highs this year and still has further to run despite a supply crunch, according to experts. The metal’s growth value has been running alongside gold’s, which has seen its own rally with the price surging past $4,000 an ounce this year. Silver … Read more