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Donald Trump sparred with the Federal Reserve chair, Jerome Powell, on Thursday during a rare presidential visit to the central bank’s headquarters.Trump was continuing his campaign…

The bag in question is a Marc Jacobs-era Louis Vuitton Alma Graffiti bag. A Tippex-white and black beacon of style history, the graffiti-emblazoned version of the…

China has been able to entirely cut off Europe and the U.S. from several critical rare earth metals. How did it develop such a stranglehold on…

Apple has signed a $500m deal with a US firm for rare earth magnets, essential for manufacturing electronics, after China curbed exports of the scarce, vital…

Bundit Pantarakon, a local businessman and city council member in Mae Sai, Thailand, looks over the Sai River. Michael Sullivan/NPR hide caption toggle caption Michael Sullivan/NPR…

The US government is to become the biggest shareholder in the country’s only operational rare earths mine.It is also going to take a series of other…

Though we’re used to Rolex’s chief Testimonee rocking the brand’s newest, shiniest wares, occasionally even Roger Federer will opt for something with some more mileage on…

Minaçu, a small city in inland Brazil and home to the only asbestos mine in the Americas, is set to become the first operation outside Asia…

Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the Chinese trade myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox.China’s export controls are spilling over into products…

It’s an irony that the minerals needed to save the planet may help destroy it. Rare earth elements, the mineral backbones of wind turbines and electric vehicles,…