That's it for another day on the blog where the market was weighed down to an extent by the renewed trade tensions between the US and China. Xi remained aloof from the verbal jousting, with a functionary from the Ministry of Commerce given the duties to respond today, noting China would "take forceful measures to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests". The extent of China's leverage in the current stoush over access critical minerals used in advanced electronics was highlighted in and IEA report out this afternoon that found China was the leading supplier of 19 of the 20 critical minerals in its study.
Author: Stephen Letts
Published at: 2025-06-01 21:12:45
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