Executive Summary Project Vault is a $12 billion strategic reserve of critical minerals announced February 2, 2026. It aims to shield U.S. manufacturers from China's near-monopoly on rare earth processing, but its financing structure—a $10 billion Export-Import Bank loan with an explicit "make a profit" mandate—transforms protection into extraction. Manufacturers experience it as a captive … Continue reading Project Vault: When Protection Requires Extraction
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Pricing Niche Products
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