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Jet Fuel Shortage: Airlines and Miners Face New Energy Shock

📌 Key Takeaways US airlines spent $5.06 billion on jet fuel in March, up 56.4% from February, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics.   Europe...

Pentagon’s Critical Minerals Order Signals War Supply Risk

The Pentagon sought new supplies of 13 critical minerals before strikes on Iran, highlighting the growing role of strategic metals in modern warfare. 📌 Key...

Rare Earth Shortages Worsen for US Aerospace Despite China-Trade Truce

📌 Key Takeaways US aerospace manufacturers report worsening rare earth shortages despite a US–China trade truce. China remains dominant in rare earth processing and magnet production,...

US critical minerals price floor system takes shape

📌 Key Takeaways US agencies say they’ve built a “sophisticated” critical minerals price floor system and are pitching it to allies to unlock private investment. The...

US critical minerals price floors: Washington moves toward market intervention

📌 Key Takeaways The US plans to introduce coordinated price floors for critical minerals as part of a new trade bloc strategy. Reference prices would act...

US Moves to Take Equity Stakes in More Critical Mineral Companies

📌 Key Takeaways The US government is preparing to acquire equity stakes in additional critical-minerals firms.  This move builds on recent fiscal support and funding rounds...

The Genesis Mission: US Launches AI Platform to Prioritize Nuclear, Critical Mineral and Quantum Research

📌 Key Takeaways President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order on November 24, 2025, launching the Genesis Mission, a national AI-driven science initiative The mission...

Trump’s Rare Earth Deals: The Full Second-Term List — So Far

📌 Key Takeaways China controls ~85% of rare earth processing U.S. strategy: diversify supply and weapon-proof magnets essential for EVs and defense Trump’s second term = equity...

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Diesel Squeeze Raises Stakes for Australian Mining

US diesel prices have hit a record US$6.51 a gallon, lawmakers are proposing export restrictions, and Australia has reported...
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Copper Backwardation Tops US$500 as LME Supply Tightens

Copper advanced toward a record as competition for immediately available metal pushed a key London spread to its most...

Zinc Prices Rise as China Smelter Cuts Deepen Supply Squeeze

Zinc prices are being driven higher by a supply squeeze that has flipped the market from expected surplus to...

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