Gold, silver surge as ‘assault on Fed’ sparks rush to precious metals

Gold, silver jumped to new highs after Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned that “threats and ongoing pressure” from the Trump administration are jeopardizing the central bank’s independence. REUTERS/Angelika Warmuth/File Photo · Reuters / Reuters View: Source Gold and silver surged to new all-time intraday highs on Monday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned that “threats and ongoing pressure” from the Trump administration are …

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Australia critical minerals reserve to prioritize antimony, gallium, rare earths

A sample of antimony is displayed at the Natural History Museum in London, Britain, June 6, 2025. REUTERS/Isabel Infantes/File Photo View: Source Australia will prioritise antimony, gallium and rare earth elements as part of its A$1.2 billion ($802 ​million) strategic reserve, it said on Monday, as its ‌Treasurer Jim Chalmers prepares to join a G7 meeting to discuss critical minerals. Australia …

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Rhodium, World’s Most Expensive Metal, Found in Colombia

Rhodium, the world’s most expensive metal, is found in Colombia, although in small quantities, mainly in the department of Choco. Credit: Rhagchem / CC BY-SA 4.0 View: Source Rhodium, the most expensive metal in the world, is found, albeit in small quantities, in Colombia. The price of this mineral on the international market at the end of 2023 reached US$28,775 per ounce (just over …

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