Latest news on rare earths and strategic raw materials
TOPSTORY
Politics Increasingly Shapes Raw Material Markets – Market Report Q4/2025
What shaped the markets for critical raw materials in the fourth quarter?
NEWS
ANALYSES, BACKGROUND, INTERVIEWS
Will the Precious Metals Make a Swift Comeback?
Last Friday's Federal Reserve meeting is hardly in the media today; why? Jerome Powell followed the market's general assessments and urged caution regarding further tightening monetary policy, although he did not rule it out. This means that other economic data will have to wait.
Quo Vadis Deep-Sea-Mining?
Despite the increasing demand for raw materials, mining in the deep sea remains controversial. What are the arguments in favor, and what are the arguments against? And what is the state of the science?
Recession Worries Leave Their Mark
Especially industrial metals could not escape the global recession concerns of recent weeks. Thus, silver, platinum, and also palladium again felt the repercussions.









