This morning in metals news, the U.K.’s steel export levels to the U.S. have come down this year, China’s steel output surged through the first 11 months of the year and 2018 proved to be a down year for a number of commodities, including copper. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial […]
Lisa Reisman
This Morning in Metals: Chinese Steel Prices Continue to Slide
This morning in metals news, prices of Chinese steel and steelmaking ingredients were down Friday, India is in talks with the U.S. over a steel tariff exemption and Japanese crude steel output might be decline in the first quarter of 2019. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Chinese […]
Week in Review: Russia Sanctions News and the Year in Review
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was with some of the stories here on MetalMiner on this final Friday of 2018: Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook MetalMiner’s Stuart Burns touched on the U.S. Treasury’s sanctions announcement vis-a-vis previously […]
This Morning in Metals: London Copper Jumps 1%
This morning in metals news, LME copper jumped 1% Thursday, China Minmetals Corporation will buy over 2 million tons of iron ore from miner Rio Tinto next year and India is challenging a World Trade Organization (WTO) ruling on its steel safeguard against Japan. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook LME […]
Best of 2018: Top Trade Posts of the Year, From Section 232 to RCEP
We’ve touched on the top 10 most-viewed posts of the year, in addition to some of the most-viewed copper, steel and aluminum MetalMiner posts of the year. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Of course, it was a big year for trade in general, too. With that said, […]
Best of 2018: Top Copper Posts of the Year, From Escondida to Trade Fears
We’ve taken a stroll down Steel Street and Aluminum Avenue — what about copper? Need buying strategies for copper in 2019? MetalMiner’s Annual Outlook has what you need The LME copper price surged to a 2018 high in early June, reaching $7,261.50 per ton, before plunging below the $6,000 per ton level about six weeks […]
This Morning in Metals: Shanghai Copper Prices Flatten After Earlier Declines
This morning in metals news, Chinese copper prices held flat Wednesday after drops earlier in the week, Novelis says it sees limited impact from the U.S.’s Section 232 tariff on aluminum and miner Rio Tinto is looking to take its Iron Ore Company of Canada public in early 2019. Need buying strategies for steel? Request […]
Best of 2018: Top Aluminum Posts of the Year
Steel often gets all the glory, but aluminum also had a big year. From the U.S.’s Section 232 tariff announcement to the April aluminum price spike after the U.S. Treasury initially announced sanctions against Russian firms and their owners (including aluminum giant Rusal), there was plenty going on in the world of aluminum. On the […]
Best of 2018: Top Steel Posts of the Year, From Section 232 to Stainless Surcharges
It was yet another busy year in the world of steel news. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook The main pillar of that news was the Trump administration’s imposition of a 25% tariff on imported steel. That saga, of course, is ongoing. A select few countries have won […]
Best of 2018: The Top 10 Most-Viewed Stories on MetalMiner
The year is coming to a close, which means it’s a perfect time to look back before saying goodbye to 2018. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook So, before we turn the calendar over to 2019, let’s take a look back at the top 10 most-viewed stories here […]
