View: Source As of July 24, 2025, spot silver closed at $39.05 per ounce, dipping 0.57% on the day but still up nearly 35% year-to-date—outperforming gold’s 28.5% gain over the same period. According to Maria Smirnova, Chief Investment Officer at Sprott Asset Management, the silver rally is far from over. A seven-year supply deficit and multiple demand catalysts could set the …
Continue ReadingView: Source The rising platinum price is unlikely to dampen demand or stimulate additional supply, meaning that forecast market shortfalls are here to stay, says the mining-industry backed World Platinum Investment Council. ‘Inelastic’ is a term used by economists to describe a situation where a change in price has a relatively small impact on the quantity demanded of a good or service. In other …
Continue ReadingView: Source Brazil’s exports of rare earth minerals to China shot up to $6.7 million in the first half of 2025, tripling the full-year total from 2024. Data from the China-Brazil Business Council shows that almost all of this growth went directly to China, not to the United States. These rare earths—key materials for high-tech devices and renewable energy—are now mostly fueling Chinese …
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