The No.1 Rare Earth Stock for 2026?

Roughly 40 years ago, the United States made a decision that seemed perfectly rational at the time: it stopped processing rare earths. The economics didn’t make sense when China could do it cheaper, so U.S. facilities closed…the expertise scattered…and an entire layer of industrial capability mostly disappeared from North American soil. REalloys (Nasdaq: ALOY) is the company now working to undo …

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Silver jumps 7% to near $86 amid stalled US-Iran talks, inflation concerns

Precious metal hits highest level in nearly 2 months as investors track Middle East risks, US CPI data. Silver jumped 7% to near $86 an ounce on Monday, rebounding from earlier losses to reach its highest level in nearly two months as investors monitored stalled US-Iran negotiations and rising geopolitical risks in the Middle East. The precious metal climbed as …

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Rare Earth Maps Are Being Redrawn to Include Greenland

Western defense secretaries and technology executives should keep a map pinned above their desks. It would show the global distribution of rare earth deposits, the 17 elements that make electric vehicles run, wind turbines spin, fighter-jet guidance systems lock onto their targets, and smartphones come to life. On that map, one color would dominate, the red of China. China controls …

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The Philippines bets big on nickel’s battery boom

The Philippine nickel sector is itching for a bigger slice of the global critical minerals pie as the world’s appetite for battery metals goes into overdrive, the Philippine Nickel Industry Association (PNIA) reports. Manila is positioning itself as the go-to alternative for international markets desperate to break their reliance on a handful of dominant suppliers. The stakes could not be higher. …

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Gold Demand Up in Q1; Sets Record in Value Terms

Gold demand was up 2 percent year-on-year in the first quarter, setting a record in value terms. Including over-the-counter (OTC) selling, gold demand came in at 1,231 tonnes. Volume growth, coupled with the surging gold price, drove a 74 percent jump in the value of Q1 demand to a record of $193 billion. Investment demand and central bank gold buying …

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China’s Massive Silver Buying Spree – What It Could Mean for the Global Market

Why China Is Buying Massive Amounts of Silver Right Now | NTD News Interview China imported more than 800 tons of silver in March, marking one of the largest monthly inflows in recent years and signaling unusually strong demand from the world’s largest manufacturing economy. SD Bullion Senior Analyst James Anderson said the silver surge appears tied to both industrial …

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Is this a new era for platinum? Its miners think so

Since the decline of gold production in the 1990s, platinum has become South Africa’s most valuable strategic metal, and among its most important economically. Of critical raw materials identified by the OECD in a recent report, South Africa has rare global domination. It controls 70% of platinum production, one of only three nations to have command over a single metal …

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Gold stabilises as safe-haven role reasserts, but upside remains constrained

Gold bounces higher as yields and oil drop, but strong resistance lies ahead. Gold has regained some footing after a difficult few weeks, rebounding toward the middle of its recent range as investors reassess the balance between geopolitical risk and rising yields. The metal had come under pressure through April as equities rallied sharply, the dollar firmed and markets reduced …

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World Bank predicts metals price rise in 2026

The Washington-based institution says a spike in precious metals values is leading the way in an anticipated double-digit overall metals and minerals price increase in 2026. The World Bank Group, Washington, has predicted that global metals and minerals prices will increase by 17 percent this year, part of its forecast for an overall average commodity price increase of 16 percent. …

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