The Indian province of Goa, known world over for tourism, was once also a well-known destination on India’s mining map. But legal, environmental and political issues ensured the stoppage of mining operations there in 2012. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Though operations did resume to a degree […]
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Week in Review: Fed Raises Rates, Zinc Demand and a New NAFTA
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: Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook MetalMiner’s Stuart Burns covered the Federal Reserve’s latest rate hike. Zinc could be in for an image […]
Not All Oil Shocks Are the Same
Drawing from an Economist article, there are at least two kinds of oil shock and they can have a distinctly different impact on the economics of the day. Arguably, what we have seen this last 18 months represents the first kind oil shock. We have adjusted to price rises as the months have gone by, […]
Week in Review: Tariffs, Brexit and Excess Steel Capacity
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: Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Sohrab Darabshaw weighs in on India’s approach to U.S. tariffs. What’s the latest with Brexit? Stuart Burns […]
Is Oil Heading for $100/Barrel?
Oil prices have been quietly rising for the last six weeks. The Brent crude benchmark has now breached the U.S. $80/barrel level to $81.20 this week, a level not seen since late 2014, the Financial Times reports. In the U.S., ample shale oil supply and constrained infrastructure remains a drag on the West Texas Intermediate price, […]
This Morning in Metals: Copper Near 10-Week High Despite Trade Tensions
This morning in metals news, copper prices approached a 10-week high, trade tensions continue to rise between the U.S. and China, and an Australian coal miner boasts a $4.4 billion IPO. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Copper Prices Hover Near 10-Week High Even with trade tensions weighing […]
Week in Review: Catalytic Converters, ArcelorMittal’s Ilva Bid and $200B in Tariffs
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: Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook MetalMiner’s Stuart Burns wrote on a subject that is, unfortunately, relevant to owners of automobiles: a rise in […]
Tariffs and Commodities: MetalMiner at The Right Place/Supply Chain Management Council’s Commodity Trends 2019 Outlook
As readers of MetalMiner are no doubt familiar, tariffs have changed the commodities landscape over the last year-plus. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook That very subject was at the center of a conference last week in Grand Rapids, Michigan. During The Right Place/Supply Chain Management Council’s Commodity […]
Shale Gas Expansion is Slowing
To be fair, not all shale gas drilling is slowing, but in the Permian Basin, which has seen the most incandescent growth in recent years, according to the Financial Times, growth is slowing markedly, according to Schlumberger, Halliburton and the U.K.’s Weir Group – all majors suppliers to, or active players in, the fracking industry. Need […]
Hot Off the Press — MetalMiner’s 2019 Annual Metal Outlook!
Have you set your 2019 metals budget? Make sure your purchasing strategy is sound with MetalMiner’s free 2019 Annual Metals Outlook! Arriving just in time for budgeting season, this report contains the unique insight, analysis and tools you need as a metal buyer or manufacturer to know when and how to make the buying decision […]