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Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero

Alicia Garcia Herrero is a Spanish economist and academic based in Hong Kong. She has been the chief economist for… more

Alicia Garcı́a-Herrero
H-index: 35
Economics 82%
Business 10%
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⛏️ Escalating US-China rare earth tensions signal determination to decouple

🧨 With trade relations between the US and China deteriorating rapidly, European companies will be hit hard by the fall out.

🕊️ Can a truce be reached?

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Escalating US-China rare earth tensions signal determination to decouple
The future may be parallel refining and supply systems for rare earths and associated technologies, as the US and China drift further apart
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As the U.S. continues to suffer from the threat of rare-earth element shortages, it will likely ramp up investment in alternative rare earth sources and refining capabilities.
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Views for @asia.nikkei.com: Still, even if another trade war ceasefire is reached in South Korea, the latest round of exchanges has deepened mistrust and is 'likely to accelerate the bifurcation of supply chains.'
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China's rare-earth miners flying high as export rules tighten
Prices, profits and shares trend upward amid high-stakes US negotiations
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Views for @cnbc.com: " #China’s restrictions go much further than its previous export controls. Beijing is expanding export controls to five additional rare earth elements. It is also imposing controls on technology, equipment and labor used for refining the minerals."

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Rare earth stocks surge on U.S.-China trade dispute over critical minerals
President Donald Trump on Friday threatened China with a "massive" increase in tariffs in retaliation for Beijing imposing strict controls on rare earths.
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#Japan: #Takaichi’s political foundation to revive part of Abenomics shaken after Komeito opts out
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Se l’incontro tra #Xi e Trump dovesse saltare potrebbe ripartire l’escalation, ma il presidente americano ha bisogno di un accordo.
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Mi entrevista sobre la crisis de confianza entre EE.UU y #China después de que China reforzara los controles a la exportación de tierras raras y #Trump respondiera con dureza.

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ALICIA GARCÍA-HERRERO: “China está apretando a Trump para que no ceda con Taiwán"
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Export controls on recycling technology could also hit Apple's $500 million partnership with MP Materials to recycle rare-earth magnets in California.
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#China knows the dependence is going to be less, so they need to hit now. Noveon Magnetics, the only U.S. manufacturer of rare earth magnets, still relies on China for raw materials.

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