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Gold prices edged lower on Monday for a second consecutive session, as investor focus shifted to central bank meetings for clarity on their rate-hike strategies that may shed light on whether progress has been made in taming inflation.
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Chile will start talks with SQM over its operations in the Atacama “this semester” to convince the world's No. 2 lithium mining company to sign onto a state-led public-private model, aiming to wrap up dialogue during the current government, the economy minister said on Monday.
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Asian stocks slid toward their worst week in a month-and-a-half on Friday and oil nursed losses, while bonds enjoyed their best bid in weeks as U.S. data and earnings showed signs of weakness.
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Chilean President Gabriel Boric said on Thursday he would nationalise the country's lithium industry and create a state-owned company to produce the metal that is a key component of electric vehicle batteries.
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Chile, the world's second largest lithium producer, said it plans to transfer control of the production of the mineral essential for electric vehicle (EV) batteries to a new state-owned company.