US and Australia sign $8.5 billion critical‑minerals deal to counter China’s dominance

View: Source In this post: Trump and Albanese signed an $8.5 billion critical‑minerals deal at the White House to reduce dependence on China. Australia’s mining stocks surged after the announcement, with companies like Lynas, Iluka, and Pilbara Minerals gaining sharply. Alcoa’s gallium project in Western Australia will receive U.S. equity funding, making it one of two top‑priority projects. President Donald Trump and …

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Gold holds near a record high, even as US-China trade tensions appear to ease

View: Source In a powerful and paradoxical display of stubborn strength, gold is holding firm near its all-time record high, a resilient and defiant stance in the face of a wave of good news that should, in theory, be sending it tumbling. The precious metal is brushing off signs of an easing in global trade tensions and the growing hope of …

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Silver Heading Toward Triple-Digit Territory

View: Source Silver, in my view, is on track to trade around $400 per ounce by 2032. I know that might sound ambitious at first, but when you dig into the data, the story becomes hard to ignore. Over the past few decades, silver has been quietly building one of the most powerful setups in the entire commodity space. The evidence …

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