Nobody yet is quite sure whether Australia and China’s spat over coking coal imports will eventually turn out to be a case of bad politics making good economics or bad economic sense making for good politics. While politics between China and Australia is part of the reason for the former to have completely banned the […]
Category: Commodities
This Morning in Metals: U.S. average retail gas price dropped to lowest since 2016 last year
This morning in metals news: U.S. average gas prices fell to their lowest level since 2016 last year; the U.S. Treasury announced sanctions against Iran’s steel industry; and Ford Motor Co. released its Q4 2020 U.S. sales results. Cut-to-length adders. Width and gauge adders. Coatings. Feel confident in knowing what you should be paying for […]
After a difficult 2020 for oil, could it bounce back in 2021?
The oil price is caught between a short-term recovery and the medium-term prospect of peak oil, as countries ramp up programs to decarbonize by switching power generation sources and banning internal combustion engines (ICE). The oil price has been seesawing between vaccine optimism and pandemic pessimism. Yet, it has managed a gradual recovery from its […]
This Morning in Metals: Ford, Mahindra end joint venture talks
This morning in metals news: Ford Motor Co. and Mahindra announced the mutual decision to end joint venture talks; the Energy Information Administration released its quarterly coal report; and, finally, the zinc price has retraced. Become part of the MetalMiner LinkedIn group and stay connected to trends we’re watching and interesting metal facts. Ford, Mahindra […]
Reliance, BP begin production from deepwater gas field off India’s east coast
The beginning of production at what is now Asia’s deepest offshore natural gas field will increase the share of natural gas India’s energy basket. Become part of the MetalMiner LinkedIn group and stay connected to trends we’re watching and interesting metal facts. India set to strengthen natural gas production A few days ago, Reliance Industries […]
What will 2021 look like for commodities, equities and the dollar?
When Jim O’Neill, former chairman of Goldman Sachs Asset Management and a former U.K. treasury minister, posts his thoughts on what 2021 may bring for equities, commodities and the dollar, it is worth taking a few minutes to listen. Few economists have his level of both academic and practical experience in global financial markets. Over […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S. Steel releases Q4 2020 guidance
This morning in metals news: U.S. Steel announced its Q4 2020 guidance; the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its November employment summary; and the copper price continues to surge. Cut-to-length adders. Width and gauge adders. Coatings. Feel confident in knowing what you should be paying for metal with MetalMiner should-cost models. U.S. Steel releases Q4 […]
Week in Review: Organic molecules and machinability; gold prices; allocation market for steel
Before we head into the penultimate weekend of 2020, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the metals storylines here on MetalMiner, including: research findings related to organic molecules’ impact on machinability; gold prices; and the arrival of an allocation market for steel-buying organizations, as explained by MetalMiner CEO […]
This Morning in Metals: EIA releases Short-Term Energy Outlook
This morning in metals news: the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released its Short-Term Energy Outlook; the China Iron and Steel Association (CISA) wants to know why iron ore prices are soaring; and the CEO of Cleveland-Cliffs touted the company’s plans for steel in the region after its acquisition of ArcelorMittal USA. Cut-to-length adders. Width and […]
This Morning in Metals: Cyclone warning adds fuel to iron ore surge
This morning in metals news: the iron ore price is surging amid a Pilbara Ports Authority cyclone warning; Steel Dynamics shares jumped; and Rio Tinto declared a maiden ore reserve at a project in western Serbia. Cut-to-length adders. Width and gauge adders. Coatings. Feel confident in knowing what you should be paying for metal with […]
