1,500% price increase on some rare earth elements squeezes chipmaking business — Yttrium surge caused by trade war between U.S. and China by editors@tomshardware.com (Jowi Morales) from Latest from Tom's Hardware on 2025-11-20 13:13 (#71KW7) Yttrium prices are surging as the trade war between China and the U.S. have caused supply to dry up.