⛏ The Five-Metal Shortage Waiting for the New Congress

The Five-Metal Shortage Waiting for the New Congress
As the dust from the U.S. midterm elections settles and the blame games from those kicked out of office linger, the media coverage has focused on gridlock and talk of a Trump impeachment. Less covered is a supply chain problem that is awaiting the new Congress in January. Read on »

ETF Gold Flows Slow in October But Remain Positive
ETFs globally added a net 19 tonnes of gold valued at $2.7 billion to their holdings in October. That drove cumulative ETF gold stocks to a record 4,275 tonnes. However, assets under management (AUM) by gold-backed funds dipped 6% to $542 billion, driven lower by last month's big drop in the gold price. Read on »

DLA commits $2 billion to acquire critical materials for National Defense Stockpile
The National Defense Stockpile helps reduce the risk that material shortages could affect national defense and essential civilian industries. Strategic and critical materials needed to meet military, industrial and essential civilian requirements during a national emergency, but aren’t available commercially in sufficient quantities include rare earths, tungsten, titanium and antimony. Read on »