Economic_News
China’s battery champion pushes deeper into mining
CATL puts $4.4bn into new subsidiary to strengthen supply chain self-sufficiency
Spain’s Repsol wins back control of Venezuelan oil operations
Deal with South American nation’s government includes guaranteed payment system and plan to triple production
DR Congo tightens control over critical minerals with strategic reserves
New stockpiles of cobalt, coltan and germanium are latest step by African countries for greater leverage over metals
Pensions drawdown: can the 4 Per Cent Rule survive stagflation?
Ensuring a fund lasts at least 30 years is trickier with asset values falling and prices soaring
How the Strait of Hormuz will change Iran’s regime
A system fixated on building up military deterrents has discovered its most important point of leverage over the world