Macroeconomics

Element Electronics and US TV Manufacturing: The Current Posterchildren for Reshoring

by Taras Berezowsky on January 26, 2012

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Reshoring should be nothing new to MetalMiner readers, as we’ve covered closely as it relates to US manufacturing. (Feel free to get a refresher on the pros and cons by clicking on the previous links.) For some, it may make more business sense to reshore labor-intensive castings, stampings, or other industrial metal parts or machinery, [...]

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Nevermind Europe: What’s Happening in China

by Stuart Burns on January 25, 2012

Style:    Category: Commodities, Ferrous Metals, Macroeconomics, Non-ferrous Metals, Supply & Demand

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The European debt crisis has rather overshadowed the usual preoccupation of metals analysts, commentators and investors – China – of late, so a couple of broadly related articles in Thomson Reuters makes interesting reading. It is clear metal prices will not escape the effects of the Euro debt crisis, which seems to lurch between relief [...]

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Ahead of South Carolina Primary Election, A Legislative Outlook on ‘Buy America’

by Taras Berezowsky on January 20, 2012

Style:    Category: Ferrous Metals, Macroeconomics, Public Policy

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[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u_wTCZ0fm4Y[/youtube] Recently, MetalMiner had the chance to sit down with Jennifer Diggins, Director, Public Affairs for Nucor Corp., and Roger Ferch, President at the American Institute of Steel Construction and Executive Director of the National Steel Bridge Alliance, in order to get an update on the Buy America legislation and its effect on US manufacturers. [...]

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The Big Mac Index: A Commodity Bellwether for Steel Buyers?

by Taras Berezowsky on January 19, 2012

Style:    Category: Commodities, Exports, Ferrous Metals, Macroeconomics, Sourcing Strategies

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Currency exchange rate volatility — or more accurately, disparity, in this case — has been coming up a lot, and metal buyers who source globally may stand to learn something from the results of an unlikely index. You probably already know that (on paper or in practice) China, India, South Africa and Malaysia are, based [...]

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Indian Auto Companies Hit by Falling Rupee

by Lisa Reisman on January 19, 2012

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TC Malhotra contributes to MetalMiner from New Delhi. The impact of rupee depreciation on Indian auto companies is so high that many car- and car-parts makers are adopting various strategies to control their import costs. Upward trends in commodities prices have further burdened the auto firms and as a result, the pressure on margins has [...]

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Nevermind Tomorrow: What Will 2050 Look Like?

by Stuart Burns on January 17, 2012

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January is traditionally a time when we look forward to the future. Maybe we make our New Year’s resolutions to eat less, exercise more and be a nicer person — well, the first two anyway. It is also a time when we in the metals media often look forward and try to discern what the [...]

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Some Observations on the US and China Car Markets in 2012

by Stuart Burns on January 16, 2012

Style:    Category: Automotive, Commodities, Global Trade, Macroeconomics

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The North American International Auto Show in Detroit is usually a showcase for the major car producers’ new offerings, at which the scale and expense of their stands is taken as an indication of their confidence in the coming year. This show is no different, with not just the big three US carmakers (GM, Ford [...]

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The Answer To At Least Part Of Italy’s Debt Problems

by Stuart Burns on January 11, 2012

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You have to smile. It may not be morally justifiable, it certainly isn’t fair, but Italians’ ability to avoid taxes is legendary and their audacity is at times breathtaking. In an article last week, the Telegraph explains how the owner of a luxury goods boutique in the upmarket ski resort of Cortina d’Ampezzo could not [...]

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