• US facing major domestic lithium shortfall by 2025

    03:47 PM @ 31/03/2022
    The US' battery and electric vehicle industries will face major lithium hydroxide supply shortfalls by the middle of the decade as the buildout of domestic battery-making capacity outpaces reliable raw material production growth in North America, Piedmont Lithium CEO Keith Phillips said March 30.
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  • Gold up as dollar, yields weaken; progress in Russia-Ukraine talks weighs

    03:17 PM @ 31/03/2022
    Gold prices rose on Wednesday, supported by a dip in the U.S. dollar and Treasury yields, though signs of progress in Russia-Ukraine peace talks dented the metal's appeal as a safe haven and kept gains in check.
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  • Vietnam’s GDP up 5.03 percent in first quarter

    04:39 PM @ 29/03/2022
    Vietnam’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the first quarter of this year was estimated to increase 5.03 percent year-on-year, higher than the 4.72 percent growth rate in the same period last year, according to the General Statistics Office.
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  • Inflation Insecurities

    04:23 PM @ 29/03/2022
    As the Russia's special military operation entered its fourth week and US gas prices surged to record highs, US consumer sentiment fell to a 11-year low this month, according to a University of Michigan poll. Additionally, a recent WSJ poll was returned with 100% of respondents projecting the US to be on track for a recession in 2023.
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  • Western economies’ need to future-proof battery value chains back in spotlight

    04:07 PM @ 29/03/2022
    Modern economies currently rely on fossil fuels, so the energy transition will depend on key materials such as cobalt, lithium, nickel, graphite and copper, which are needed to support targets such as the electrification of mobility.
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