US and Japan unite to counter China’s influence in critical minerals

View: Source Japan and the US agreed on new-generation nuclear reactors and rare earths. The deal aims to re-establish Japan’s nuclear export market and reduce China’s influence. Both nations will collaborate on economic policies and investments for critical minerals. Japan and the US have reached an agreement concerning new-generation nuclear power reactors and rare earths. This deal aims to facilitate Japan’s …

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Copper Set to Begin a New Bull Cycle: What’s Driving The Move

View: Source If there’s one market that’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore, it’s copper. For years, it’s been treated as just another industrial metal: useful, cyclical, and largely overlooked. But beneath that quiet surface, copper has been steadily building energy, both technically and fundamentally, for what I believe could be the start of its next major cyclical bull run. And this …

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Bolivia’s shift to the right renews ambition to mine vast lithium reserves

View: Source The election of a centre-right president after 20 years of socialist rule could open up the nation’s lithium reserves to foreign investment – the US is paying attention. Bolivia’s election of centre-right President-elect Rodrigo Paz Pereira could see the country open its vast lithium resources to foreign investors to bolster its faltering economy – a move that could benefit …

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