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China Rare Earths Foresees Return to Profit as Price Swings Pinch Q4 Gains

China Rare Earths forecasts a net profit of RMB 143–185 million for 2025, reversing a RMB 287 million loss the prior year. The recovery was driven by a stronger first-half market and inventory write-backs, but fourth-quarter price falls in medium and heavy rare-earths triggered additional impairment charges that tempered full-year gains.

NeMo2026年1月26日 10:00

#China Rare Earths#rare earths#commodity prices

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Copper Bars Go Viral in China — A Genuine Bet on Electrification or a Retail Fad?

Small one-kilogram copper bars have become a social-media-driven retail fad in China's Shenzhen jewellery market, marketed as a low-cost way to invest in copper. While copper's industrial demand is structurally strong and prices have recently hit records, the bars trade at large premiums and lack established buyback channels, creating liquidity and valuation risks for retail buyers.

SoBiz2026年1月21日 12:50

#copper#Shenzhen#commodity investing