Nickel

Energy Geopolitics

Colombia bombing wave threatens nickel and cocaine supply chains as FARC dissidents escalate infrastructure attacks

Coordinated explosives killed 14 civilians in southwestern Colombia, part of 26 attacks in 48 hours that expose critical vulnerabilities in EV battery and narcotics supply networks.

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Geopolitics

Washington Locks Indonesia Into Trade Orbit as Nickel Becomes New Leverage Point

US-Indonesia reciprocal trade pact delivers concrete friend-shoring gains in critical minerals, testing whether tariff diplomacy can durably reshape supply chains dominated by Chinese capital.

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Markets

London Court Awards Trafigura $700 Million in Nickel Fraud Case Against Indian Tycoon

Judge ruled Indian businessman Prateek Gupta orchestrated 'fraud on a grand scale,' marking one of the largest awards in commodities litigation and signaling tougher scrutiny of India's trading networks.

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