Palladium ETF Trust (NYSE: PALL) outlines 2025 fees, structure and bullion holdings

abrdn Palladium ETF Trust filed its annual report describing how it gives investors exposure to physical palladium bullion through NYSE Arca-listed shares. The Trust holds only palladium, values it using the LBMA Palladium Price PM, and had 7,300,000 shares outstanding as of February 26, 2026, with an aggregate market value of $501,792,375 as of June 30, 2025. The sponsor charges a 0.60% annual fee …

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US, Japan unveil $36 billion of oil, gas and critical minerals projects in challenge to China

Japan has drawn up plans for investments in US oil, gas and critical mineral projects worth about $36bn under the first wave of a deal with US President Donald Trump. The US president and Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, announced a trio of projects including a power plant in Portsmouth, Ohio, billed by the Trump administration as the largest natural …

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Gold holds near $5,200 as Fed bets fade, WGC sees upside

Gold steadied around $5,177 on Friday, consolidating within this week’s range as traders weighed fading hopes for near-term Federal Reserve rate cuts against persistent geopolitical risk. At the same time, the World Gold Council (WGC) argues that the metal’s recent strength is driven less by exuberance and more by hedging demand amid fragile underpinnings in risk assets and a market …

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