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The Markets Desk — Week 43 · Sun 25 Oct 2026
Materials / 13 companies

Magnet watch

Every servo motor in every robot, and every generator in every turbine, is a rare-earth magnet.

neodymium · praseodymium · dysprosium · terbium

The price

Nothing collected yet. The price source is verified and named on the shelf below (imf-commodities), and the line appears the first time the collector writes a point. An empty chart is the correct answer until then.

What happened

Events on Magnet watch
DateTypeWhat happenedSource
2026-10-23filing6-K: European Lithium holders approve schemes on 22 Oct 2026European Lithium shareholders approved the Share Scheme with 99.96% of votes cast; optionholders approved the Option Scheme with 100%. Second court hearing set for 26 Oct 2026; implementation expected 5 Nov 2026.agent:company-events · SEC EDGAR 6-K
2026-10-22filing6-K: European Lithium FY2026 financials and pro forma informationFurnishes European Lithium audited financial statements for years ended 30 Jun 2026 and 2025 (Ex 99.1) and unaudited pro forma financial information (Ex 99.2) for the proposed acquisition of European Lithium Ltd.agent:company-events · SEC EDGAR 6-K
2026-10-22filing6-K: European Lithium share scheme ratio set at maximum 0.045Share Scheme Transaction Ratio set at the maximum 0.045 new Critical Metals shares per European Lithium share, as the 20-day VWAP (23 Sep to 20 Oct 2026) was at or below the $8.00 floor. European Lithium securityholders vote 22 Oct 2026.agent:company-events · SEC EDGAR 6-K
2026-10-02filing6-K: Critical Metals amends European Lithium merger agreement; director died 27 SepAmendment No. 4 (28 Sep 2026) terminates an earnout to issue up to 6,778,838 shares; Investors Agreement of 27 Feb 2024 terminated; director Ryan died 27 Sep 2026; advisor settlement of $5,000,000 cash plus about 1.1m shares on 1 Oct.agent:company-events · SEC EDGAR 6-K
2026-10-01filing8-K Item 7.01: USA Rare Earth completes CEO transition to Thras MoraitisFurnished a 1 Oct 2026 press release (Ex. 99.1) announcing completion of its CEO transition to Thras Moraitis, and a CEO letter to employees (Ex. 99.2).agent:company-events · SEC EDGAR 8-K
2026-09-25filing20-F: annual report for fiscal year ended 30 Jun 2026; loss after tax $228.2mLoss after income tax of $228.2 million for the year ended 30 Jun 2026 (FY2025: $51.9 million); cash on hand $102.5 million at 30 Jun 2026; the filing states substantial doubt about ability to continue as a going concern.agent:company-events · SEC EDGAR 20-F
2026-09-17funding round424B3: USA Rare Earth resale prospectus for 126,476,950 sharesProspectus dated 15 Sep 2026 registers resale of 126,476,950 common shares by selling stockholders from the Serra Verde merger (about 33.7% of 375,076,567 outstanding); company receives no proceeds.agent:company-events · SEC EDGAR 424B3
2026-09-16filing6-K: European Lithium scheme booklet registered with ASICOn 15 Sep 2026 the Supreme Court of Western Australia ordered European Lithium to convene shareholder and optionholder meetings on the Schemes; Scheme Booklet registered with ASIC, dispatch expected about 22 Sep 2026.agent:company-events · SEC EDGAR 6-K
2026-09-15filing8-K Item 8.01: USA Rare Earth supplemental risk factorsSupplements the company's risk factors with those in Exhibit 99.1.agent:company-events · SEC EDGAR 8-K

This week

Exposed companies

Constituents and their week
CompanyTickerBeatCloseWeek
JL MAG Rare-Earth300748.SZcritical-materials25.67 CNY+14.7%
USA Rare EarthUSARcritical-materials9.33-11.5%
Critical Metals CorpCRMLcritical-materials6.36-8.8%
Iluka ResourcesILU.AXcritical-materials4.96 AUD-6.9%
Neo Performance MaterialsNEO.TOcritical-materials24.36 CAD-6.5%
Hastings Technology MetalsHAS.AXcritical-materials0.22 AUD-6.5%
Shenghe Resources600392.SScritical-materials16.37 CNY-5.9%
MP MaterialsMPcritical-materials38.30-4.7%
Aclara ResourcesARA.TOcritical-materials2.76 CAD-3.8%
China Northern Rare Earth600111.SScritical-materials36.53 CNY+3.4%
Arafura Rare EarthsARU.AXcritical-materials0.14 AUD-3.3%
Lynas Rare EarthsLYC.AXcritical-materials10.71 AUD-3.3%
Ucore Rare MetalsUCU.Vcritical-materials1.98 CAD-0.5%

13 on the layer · closes to 2026-10-23

A hand list, not a query: a company carries a beat and no material, so which names are actually exposed to neodymium is a judgement. Every published miner and refiner is on companies.

What is being collected

series

A dated number. Collected on a cadence; the chart is the record.

series sources on this layer
SourceWhat it is forAs ofState
imf-commoditiesproxy line on magnet watch—not yet collected
usgs-mcsannual supply context on every material page—not yet collected
imf-portwatch-chokepointschokepoint-stress line (Suez, Panama, Hormuz) behind materials and equipment lead times—not yet collected

event-log

Dated decisions where the event itself is the record.

event-log sources on this layer
SourceWhat it is forAs ofState
mofcom-export-controlsthe chokepoint calendar — announcement dates ARE the product—not yet collected
eu-crma-projectsthe anode pipeline — announced vs producing—not yet collected
asx-announcementsquarterly activity reports and announcements per Australian miner — the announced-vs-producing pipeline one stage deeper—not yet collected
blm-nepa-registermine permitting clock—lead

Dated ahead

Dated catalysts ahead
DateCompanyPeriodFirmness
2026-11-09MP Materials MP2026-Q3expected
2026-11-13USA Rare Earth USAR2026-Q3expected