A quiet rush for gold is sweeping the globe — here’s why countries are stockpiling it

World Gold Council survey finds a record 45% of central banks plan to add gold amid inflation and geopolitical uncertainty. As wars spread, trade tensions escalate and inflation remains stubbornly high, governments around the world are quietly buying more gold, a sign many are preparing for a future they believe will be more uncertain. A new World Gold Council survey found that …

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Trump Administration Pledges Over $2 Billion for Battery, Critical-Minerals Firms to Cut China Reliance

On Friday, the Donald Trump administration pledged more than $2 billion to battery and critical-minerals companies, expanding a government lending spree aimed at reducing U.S. reliance on Chinese suppliers. Pentagon Leads Funding Push The Defense Department will lend California-based battery maker Sila Nanotechnologies $1.4 billion, President Trump announced at a State Department roundtable. Sila, founded in 2011 by a former Tesla Inc. (NASDAQ:TSLA) engineer, Gene Berdichevsky, has raised …

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Middle East tensions persist, short-term aluminium prices hold up well

SHFE aluminium closed at RMB 23,950 per tonne, edged down 0.13 per cent, with the price above the MA5 (around 24,000) and all short- to medium-term moving averages (MA10=23,696.5, MA30=23,252.17, MA60=23,719.67), the moving average system in bullish alignment, the medium-term uptrend intact. The MACD DIF at 140.3, DEA at 45.33, maintaining a golden cross above the zero line, the histogram …

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