by Mish Shedlock, Mish Talk: Ahead of Xi’s meeting with Trump, China holds back rare earth shipments. Geopolitical Worries Reuters reports China Rare Earth Firms Halt Some US Shipments Over Geopolitical Worries. Some Chinese rare earth suppliers are declining to ship to the U.S. for fear of repercussions from Beijing, three sources said, ​underscoring how access […]