The new year for India started on a positive note where trade with the United States is concerned. On Jan. 7, U.S. President Donald Trump called up his Indian counterpart, Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss, among other things, reducing the trade shortfall — a move that seems to have gone down well in Indian […]
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Week in Review: Palladium Demand, Falling Metals Prices and the E.U.’s Imminent Vote on Steel Quotas
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the stories here on MetalMiner: Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Taras Berezowsky covered China’s crackdown on illegal rare-earth element mining. Demand for palladium could continue to surge in […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S. Steel Mills’ November Shipments Up 5.6% Year Over Year
This morning in metals news, U.S. steel shipments in November surged on a year-over-year basis, the next chief of Nippon Steel and Sumitomo Metals Corp. hopes to make the company the world’s No. 1 producer and U.S.-China trade talks could formally continue later this month. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial […]
This Morning in Metals: Copper Prices Make Gains as Dollar Weakens
This morning in metals news, copper prices are buoyed by a softening U.S. dollar, Dalian iron ore drops and trade ministers from the U.S., Japan and the European Union met in Washington, D.C. yesterday. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Copper Prices Rise The price of copper has […]
Does Brexit Represent an Existential Risk to the European Union – or Even the Global Economy?
“No” is the simple answer, according to the Financial Times in an article this week. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook So, does it matter? Not from a purely economic point of view, no. Sure, it has huge implications for the Brits, and for any company buying from […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S., China Conclude Round of Trade Talks This Week
This morning in metals news, trade delegations from the U.S. and China concluded talks this week, the E.U. is expected to impose steel import curbs and copper rises to a one-week high. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S-China Trade Talks The new year has begun with dialogue. […]
Revisiting the Link Between Data and Risk Mitigation in a World of Tariffs
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published Aug. 15, 2018. The Trump administration’s Section 232 investigation led to new steel and aluminum tariffs on China, but an even bigger trade decision is looming. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook In August 2017, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative […]
This Morning in Metals: U.K. Steel Exports to U.S. Down 20% Since Tariff
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 […]
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 […]
