MARKET RECAP → The S&P 500 (VOO) and Nasdaq 100 (QQQ) retreated from recent all-time highs after Trumps tariffs threats.

🛩️ QATAR BUILDS IDAHO BASE → The U.S. will host a Qatari air facility at Mountain Home AFB, housing F-15s and pilots and reinforcing Qatar’s defense role in Mideast diplomacy.

🌏 CHINA’S METAL POWER PLAY → China tightened rare earth export rules, sending mining stocks soaring and reigniting global fears over supply chains for EVs, chips, and defense tech.🛩️

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🌏 Tighter export controls. China announced new restrictions on rare earth exports, tightening its grip on critical materials used in EVs, semiconductors, and defense tech. The move deepens global supply chain concerns amid growing U.S.–China tensions.

📈 Stocks surge on scarcity. Shares of Chinese mining firms like China Northern Rare Earth and JL Mag Rare-Earth jumped more than 10%, while Western buyers scrambled to assess potential supply disruptions.

⚙️ Global ripple effect. Analysts warn the policy could drive up prices for everything from batteries to chips. The U.S. and Europe may accelerate domestic mining and recycling efforts to reduce dependence on Beijing’s supply chokehold.

Headline: Qatar Builds Idaho Base

🏜️ Idaho ground, Qatar skies. The U.S. agreed to host a new Qatari Emiri Air Force facility at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho, where Qatari F-15s and pilots will rotate through for joint training with American forces. TIME

🔄 Strategic partner promotion. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth linked the move to Qatar’s diplomatic role in recent Gaza and Israel cease-fire mediation, making the base a symbol of strengthened defense ties. TIME+1

⚠️ Questions and consequences. Though framed as a collaborative facility (like a training site, not a full base), critics say it raises sovereignty, intelligence, and public scrutiny issues in hosting foreign military assets on U.S. soil. TIME+1

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