Shares of Australian miners and US industrial giant Alcoa rose on Tuesday after a deal on rare earth and gallium projects was signed at the White House

The US wants a trade deal to resolve disputes on rare earths, soybeans and fentanyl, but it's uncertain if talks can achieve that, given China's tough stance on rare earths

Beijing reports healthy industrial growth, but analysts say the country's domestic slowdown makes its economy seriously unbalanced

Trump confirms he will meet with President Xi in two weeks in South Korea, but said any deal with Beijing 'will have to be fair.'

China's Global Times says the rise in trade tensions stems from the US expanding its 'Entity List', which preceded Beijing's ramp up of controls on rare earths

There are 17 rare earths that are vital materials in products ranging from electric vehicles to aircraft engines and military radars and exports of 12 of them are now restricted

Delays on export license applications began in September, before Beijing's move last week to expand controls over the critical minerals used in magnets, sources say

Analysts say investor mood remains fragile amid the recent round of trade uncertainty between China and the US

"We believe the US and China could both be strengthening their leverage in trade talks, ahead of a potential summit between the two presidents," Citi analysts said

The new restrictions affect exports to military suppliers and chipmakers, and come weeks ahead of a meeting between Presidents Xi Jinping and Donald Trump

The global AI data centre boom threatens to tighten the market for memory storage devices for years, a new report says

Anger is mounting in the European Union over China's "weaponisation" of its trade policies and industrial overcapacity; a flurry of anti-dumping probes looks let to be launched