Bipartisan Bill Proposes $2.5 Billion U.S. Critical Minerals Reserve

View: Source A bipartisan bill proposes establishing a $2.5 billion Strategic Resilience Reserve to encourage domestic sourcing of critical minerals and rare earths. The reserve is intended to challenge China’s near-total monopoly on the supply, refining, and pricing of these materials and to insulate the U.S. from foreign threats. The reserve, which would be overseen by a seven-person board modeled on …

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Trump puts silver, other critical minerals tariffs on hold

View: Source Silver prices briefly tumbled from record highs after US President Donald Trump said he is holding off on new tariffs targeting imports of critical minerals, easing near-term trade disruption risks. Silver fell more than 7% on Thursday, retreating from an all-time high above $93/oz, as broad tariff threats receded. However, prices have since recovered much of the earlier decline, …

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Aluminum hits its highest price in nearly 4 years

View: Source Ton price reaches $3,225 amid rate cut bets, inflation worries, recovery hopes and supply concerns. Aluminum climbed to its highest level since April 2022, reaching $3,225 per ton on the London Metal Exchange (LME), as base metals started the year strong amid expectations of US interest rate cuts, ongoing demand from China, and concerns over tariffs and supply. Production …

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