Like Gold, Tin Climbs Back Towards Record-High on Iran War Hopes
Earlier, WaL reported that, for the first time in 5 years, tin (Sn) is predicted to enter a supply deficit this…
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China Sets Lowest Growth Target Since 1991 Amid Shocks-Aims for ‘Iron’ Debt Control Measures
Beijing’s ruling Communist Party has set an honest and low growth rate expectation for 2026 that its chief officials…
Investors Can Add Tin to the List of Rising Metal Prices—Here Are the World’s Largest Tin Mines
The materials and commodities sector of the economy has been abuzz with talk of shortages in finished industrial metals.…
Rare Earth-Linked Stocks Firmly in Bear Market After Two ‘Transformational’ Government Bailouts
A fear of overt control by China over supplies of rare earth elements needed for advanced technologies have driven…
In the Face of Trump’s Threats, BRICS Seems No Closer to Building Alternative Institutions
India holds the rotating presidency of BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) this year, and following last year’s…
Congress Seeks to Ban China from Key International Finance Orgs if Believed to Threaten Taiwan
The House recently passed a bill entitled the PROTECT Taiwan Act, which would, if signed into law, order the…
02/26 End of the Empire: Project Vault Is a Poor Substitute for a Critical Metals Industry
End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…
Last Arms Control Treaty Limiting US and Russian Nuclear Weapons Expires
On January 14th, humanity went the longest span of time without detonating a nuclear weapon since the dawn of…
Will Trump’s Pick of Warsh for Fed Chairman Curtail or Accelerate the ‘Sell America’ Trade?
This is part 2 of a 2-part series on the so-called Sell America trade. You can read part 1…
Trump’s Greenland Obsession May Involve Blocking China-Backed Australian Mining Company
As WaL reported on January 23rd, President Trump’s obsession with critical minerals spun-off into an obsession with Greenland. Understanding that…
What Is the ‘Sell America’ Trade, and What Does it Mean for Trump’s Econ Agenda?
This is Part 1 of a 2-part series on the so-called Sell America Trade. When President Donald Trump…
To Develop Critical Minerals, Industry and White House Propose Becoming China to Fight China
This is Part 4 of a 4-part story on the advent of critical minerals on markets and national security…
Environmentalism’s Cost in Cobalt, Antimony, Copper, and Silver: Critical Minerals in America
This is Part 3 of a 4-part story on the advent of critical minerals on markets and national security…
01/26 End of the Empire: Trump’s Trade Wars Accelerate De-Dollarization Amid US Debt Rollover
End of the Empire is a once-monthly feature on all news relating to the transition from the unipolar world of…
US Navy Appears to Be Outgunned as Chinese ‘Carrier Killer’ Enters Mass Production
Having been reportedly in development for 3 years, the People’s Liberation Army’s YJ-20 hypersonic ship-to-ship missile is being claimed…
Doubling of Gold Price Over 5 Years Sees Global National Reserves Hit $4.8 Trillion in October
On October 7th, gold prices hit $3,977 per troy ounce, some 100% from where the price sat five years…
You Can Take the Asian Out of Asia, But Not Asia Out of the Asian
I receive a certain comfort, as strange as this may sound, when I witness someone from East Asia displaying…
How Travel Advisories Influence the Shaping of Travel and Tourism Trends
Recent travel advisories are re-shaping where tourists go for vacation, making less prominent destinations more desirable because of a…
New Intelligence Assessment Suggests Just One of Three Iranian Nuclear Sites Destroyed
According to “five current and former US officials familiar” with the latest intelligence assessment on Iran’s nuclear program, just…
Consequences of Israel-US Attack on Iran to Reverberate Across East Asia
Story at a glance… Following the US and Israel’s attacks on Iran’s civilian nuclear program, key security paradigms in…