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1 week ago | mining.com | Liz Lee |Lewis Jackson |Christopher Cushing

China said it would cooperate further with other countries over its rare earth export controls as shortages put auto and semiconductor makers in Europe and India at risk of closure. China, which controls over 90% of global processing capacity for the rare earth magnets used in everything from automobiles and fighter jets to home appliances, imposed restrictions in early April requiring exporters to obtain licences from Beijing.

2 weeks ago | money.usnews.com | Hongmei Li |Pratima Desai |Lewis Jackson

By Hongmei Li, Pratima Desai, Lewis JacksonHONG KONG/LONDON (Reuters) -Unusually large shipments of copper to the United States are unlikely to abate as long as the threat of tariffs hangs over the market and price premiums for the metal on U.S.-based COMEX make deals profitable for traders and producers, analysts said.

2 weeks ago | mining.com | Hongmei Li |Lewis Jackson |Veronica Brown

Unusually large shipments of copper to the United States are unlikely to abate as long as the threat of tariffs hangs over the market and price premiums for the metal on US-based COMEX make deals profitable for traders and producers, analysts said. Since February, when US President Donald Trump ordered a probe into potential new tariffs on imports of copper vital for electric vehicles, power grids and construction, prices of the metal on COMEX have soared.

3 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Ros Russell |Lewis Jackson

BEIJING (Reuters) -Rare earth export permits for U.S. customers are likely to have an easier time getting approval from Beijing after Monday's trade war truce, however a complete removal of the restrictions is unlikely, according to two sources in...

1 month ago | ksl.com | Yukun Zhang |Jing Xu |Lewis Jackson

BEIJING — China called for all "unilateral" U.S. tariffs to be canceled on Thursday, as signs emerged that the Trump administration may de-escalate its trade war with Beijing. China also clarified it has not held trade talks with Washington despite repeated comments from the U.S. government suggesting there had been engagement. President Donald Trump has repeatedly said that the U.S. will have a deal with China and on Wednesday said there was "direct contact" between both countries.