Beijing last week announced sweeping controls on the critical rare earths industry

Spot gold was up 0.2 percent at $4,217.39 per ounce

Its new chief executive announced Thursday

Gold extended its rally to breach $4,200-per-ounce for the first time on Wednesday on expectations of more US interest rate cuts, while broader economic and geopolitical uncertainty also led investors to buy the safe-haven metal.

China has opened a new front in the epic maritime battle with the US: the capital market. Beijing matched Washington’s port fees but is targeting entities with American ownership. That might hit major firms with New York-traded stock. How the rules are enforced will matter, but China is showing it will defend its shipping dominance even at the risk of disrupting global trade.

Bangladesh now has 114 platinum-rated, 135 gold-rated, 15 silver-rated, and four certified factories

His comments came shortly after he appeared to soothe rising temperatures between Washington and Beijing

Spot gold was up 1.1 percent at $4,185.59 per ounce

Spot gold rose 0.5 percent to $4,128.49 per ounce

The latest escalation has rattled markets and called into question a potential upcoming meeting with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in South Korea

Howitt was one of three economists honored Monday for work on how technology drives and affects growth

President Donald Trump doubled tariffs in August on Indian imports

US companies and consumers are bearing the brunt of the country’s new import tariffs, early indications show, contradicting assertions by President Donald Trump and complicating the Federal Reserve’s fight against inflation.

China’s rare earth exports fell 31 percent in September from August, customs data showed on Monday, the third straight month of declines.

Spot gold was up 1.5% at $4,067.79 per ounce

Trump famously predicted that foreign countries would pay the price of his protectionist policies

$303 million foreign investment came in during the period

EU ambassador to Bangladesh meets commerce adviser

The planemaker is in talks to sell as many as 500 jets to China, Bloomberg reported in August

Beijing cited the addition of Chinese companies to a US trade blacklist and Washington's imposition of port fees on Chinese vessels as examples.