Feb 4th, 2026

America’s First Critical Minerals Reserve Explained

Global leaders from nearly 50 countries are meeting as the Trump administration pushes to secure critical minerals vital to U.S. manufacturing. At the center: Project Vault, a first-of-its-kind strategic reserve.  Export-Import Bank Chairman John Jovanovic, whose agency is backing the $10 billion public-private effort reshaping America’s supply-chain security, joined Bloomberg Open Interest to talk about the initiative.