Week in Review: India’s Coal Shortage, LMEselect and USTR Tariff Hearings
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the metals storylines here on MetalMiner®:
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- India has a coal shortage that comes to the benefit of the U.S. coal industry.
- Stuart Burns delves into the new LME contract dubbed LMEselect.
- Aluminum: bull or bear? Burns argues we’re not at the latter just yet.
- The Office of the United States Trade Representative held hearings on a proposed list of Chinese products targeted for an additional $16 billion in tariffs.
- When attempting to assess China’s economic movements, Australia is a good place to look first.
- The E.U. saw a 3% rise in apparent steel consumption during Q2 2018, according to the European Steel Association.
- The Indian economy is growing fast, but how long can it keep up the pace?
- India’s consultations with the U.S. over its steel and aluminum tariffs did not amount to much.
- The top publicly traded copper producer, Freeport McMoRan, reported its Q2 earnings this week.
- This week, MetalMiner hosted its annual Budgeting Workshop.
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