{"id":2498370,"date":"2025-10-13T12:18:02","date_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rare-earth-stocks-soar-amid-china-trade-dispute\/"},"modified":"2025-10-13T12:20:16","modified_gmt":"2025-10-13T16:20:16","slug":"rare-earth-stocks-soar-amid-china-trade-dispute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rare-earth-stocks-soar-amid-china-trade-dispute\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare earth stocks soar amid China trade dispute"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Frare-earth-stocks-soar-amid-china-trade-dispute%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2498370&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article discusses the surge in shares of rare earth element companies as tensions escalate between the united States adn China over trade. China recently tightened its export controls on rare earth metals and related technologies, which are crucial for U.S. industries such as semiconductor manufacturing and clean energy. In response, shares of non-Chinese rare earth firms, including MP Materials and Energy Fuels Inc., rose significantly. China dominates about 80% of U.S. rare earth imports, and the growing demand for these metals is linked to the rise of clean energy products like electric vehicles and wind turbines.<\/p>\n<p>Following China&#8217;s export restrictions, U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a massive increase in tariffs on Chinese goods and mentioned considering additional countermeasures. The U.S. government is actively working to reduce dependency on China by strengthening domestic rare earth supply chains. This includes a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/publisher-to-pay-cuomo-5-million-for-covid-book-flop\/\" title=\"Publisher to Pay Cuomo  Million for COVID Book Flop\">multimillion-dollar deal<\/a> between the Department of Defense and MP Materials, and also efforts to stockpile critical minerals worth $1 billion. The article highlights the strategic importance of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dem-congressman-who-pushed-china-divestment-kept-his-own-chinese-investments\/\" title=\"Dem Congressman Who Pushed China Divestment Kept His Own Chinese Investments\">rare earth elements<\/a> amid the ongoing trade conflict and broader geopolitical competition.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Rare earth stocks soar as China tightens supply in trade escalation with Trump<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2364082\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Shares of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >rare earth elements companies surged<\/a> on Monday as the United States and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">China<\/a> engaged in escalatory measures in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">trade<\/a> dispute.<\/p>\n<p>China recently announced tightened export controls on rare earth elements and similar technology. The further restrictions on rare earths are notable, as they are key inputs for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/technology\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">technology<\/a> that the U.S. needs to be competitive, including semiconductor chips and clean energy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3844044\/november-social-security-direct-payment-worth-967-out-19-days\/\">November Social Security direct payments worth $967 go out in 19 days<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3847123\/illinois-highest-paid-state-employees\/\">Illinois has among highest-paid state employees<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3846846\/crypto-market-plummets-china-tariff-shrinking-trump-portfolio\/\">Crypto market&nbsp;plummets&nbsp;after China tariff announcement, shrinking Trump&#8217;s own portfolio<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>In response, shares of non-Chinese rare earth companies<span style=\"box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;\">, including&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3836787\/hundreds-mining-processing-companies-deals-white-house\/\" target=\"_blank\">some that have struck deals<\/a>&nbsp;or discussed terms with the federal government, were up quite a bit<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>MP Materials, a U.S. mining company in which the Trump administration has taken an ownership stake, was up more than 21% Monday, while another domestic company, Energy Fuels Inc., rose 17.5%. USA Rare Earth Inc. was up more than 26%, while Critical Metals Corp surged a staggering 32%.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/economy\/3847217\/china-countermeasures-trump-tariff-increase\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CHINA SIGNALS COUNTERMEASURES IF TRUMP STICKS WITH 100% TARIFF INCREASE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>China has dominated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norway-strikes-rare-earth-bonanza\/\" title=\"Norway discovers significant rare earth reserves\">rare earth market<\/a> for years and accounts for about 80% of U.S. imports of rare earth metals and compounds. Demand for the metals is only growing as clean energy products such as wind turbines and electric cars, which use the metals, become more popular.<\/p>\n<p>Last week, China imposed<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3843964\/china-tightens-grip-rare-earths-imperiling-supply-chains\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;stricter export controls<\/a>&nbsp;on rare earths. Beijing announced that technologies related to &ldquo;rare earth mining, smelting, separation, metal smelting, the manufacturing of magnetic materials, and the recycling and utilization of rare earth secondary resources and their carriers&rdquo; require permission for export.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. financial markets plunged on Friday afternoon when, in response to China&rsquo;s export restriction, Trump threatened a &ldquo;massive&rdquo; increase in tariffs against Beijing.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There is no way that China should be allowed to hold the World &lsquo;captive,&rsquo; but that seems to have been their plan for quite some time, starting with the &lsquo;Magnets&rsquo; and, other Elements that they have quietly amassed into somewhat of a Monopoly position, a rather sinister and hostile move, to say the least,&rdquo; Trump said in a Truth Social<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/115350455734003647\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump added that he would consider other unspecified &ldquo;countermeasures.&rdquo; Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-10-13\/bessent-still-sees-xi-trump-meeting-says-all-options-are-open\">cited<\/a> those countermeasures on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We have plenty of straight brute-force countermeasures we can pull,&rdquo; Bessent said.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/finance-and-economy\/3846846\/crypto-market-plummets-china-tariff-shrinking-trump-portfolio\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CRYPTO MARKET PLUMMETS AFTER CHINA TARIFF ANNOUNCEMENT, SHRINKING TRUMP&rsquo;S OWN PORTFOLIO<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The U.S. has sought to bolster its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-executive-actions-on-critical-minerals-are-empty-symbolism-critics-say\/\" title=\"Biden\u2019s Executive Actions On ... Are Empty Symbolism, Critics Say\">domestic critical mineral<\/a> and rare earth supply chain to reduce its reliance on China. In July, the Department of War entered into a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/energy-and-environment\/3469212\/unusual-dod-deal-stake-rare-earth-supplier-key-china-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;multimillion-dollar deal<\/a>&nbsp;with MP Materials to help it boost domestic supply.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <em>Financial Times<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/cd5244eb-a8e9-42bc-8939-71ba0fefa057\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">&nbsp;reported<\/a>&nbsp;on Saturday that the War Department is seeking to boost its efforts to stockpile $1 billion worth of critical minerals.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rare earth stocks surge as China tightens export controls<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4070,"featured_media":2498371,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25273371089707_4631f6.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[4501,65136,50819,10467,60411],"class_list":["post-2498370","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-china","tag-market-surge","tag-rare-earth","tag-stocks","tag-trade-dispute"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/AP25273371089707_4631f6.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498370","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4070"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2498370"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498370\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2498374,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2498370\/revisions\/2498374"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2498371"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2498370"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2498370"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2498370"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}