Bloomberg – Of all the things Timothy Geithner expected when becoming U.S. Treasury secretary, examining a periodic table probably wasn’t one of them.
Obsessing over the chemical elements is exactly what Geithner and his staff will be doing in the months ahead. The New York Times reports China is quietly halting shipments of crucial minerals to the U.S. and Europe, after doing the same to Japan, and it’s a big deal for politicians and investors alike.
