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 […]
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This Morning in Metals: Aluminum Falls to 16-Month Low
This morning in metals news, the aluminum price slides to a 16-month low, Liberty House could be looking to expand its presence in the Middle East and the mid-February deadline for the Section 232 auto investigation draws nearer. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Liberty House Continues on […]
This Morning in Metals: Iron Ore Prices Surge
This morning in metals news, iron ore prices are up, a Kentucky company announces an expansion, and Canada will expand its targeted tariff relief as part of its ongoing efforts to tackle the U.S.’s Section 232 steel and aluminum tariffs. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Iron Ore […]
Week in Review: Palladium’s Rising Star, China’s Auto Tariffs and November Steel Production
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 Sohrab Darabshaw writes about a Japanese firm opening a new aluminum alloy plant in India. In case you […]
China to Cut Tariffs on Imported U.S.-Made Automobiles
The issue of automotive tariffs has often been cited by President Donald Trump and others in his administration when framing the the U.S.’s trade relationship with other countries. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Earlier this month, on the heels of the Group of 20 (G20) summit meeting […]
Still Confused About Brexit? You Should Be
Ed. note: Enjoy this timely dispatch from London by MetalMiner’s Editor at Large. Not just Europe but the entire world was surprised at Britain’s decision following a referendum in 2016 to leave the EU. At the time, the media was full of the story but in the interim we have all rather switched off as […]
Week in Review: USMCA, Sebree Expansion, Rio’s Bauxite and MMI Week
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 Following the signing of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) during the Group of 20 (G20) summit in […]
This Morning in Metals: Vale Says Drop in Steel Prices is Temporary
This morning in metals news, the state of falling global steel prices is a temporary condition attributable to Chinese overproduction ahead of winter cuts, according to miner Brazilian miner Vale; Chilean copper exports in November were less valuable; and the arrest of a Huawei Technologies executive has caused concern that it could cast a shadow […]
U.S.-China Trade Talks at G20 Thaw Icy Relations, For Now
It’s good to talk — or so the oft-quoted phrase used in the mobile phone ads would have us believe. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook And so it would seem from the market’s reaction to two meetings over the weekend. The first was a temporary truce in […]
This Morning in Metals: Trump, Xi Reach Agreement to Press Pause on New Tariffs
This morning in metals news, President Donald Trump and President Xi Jinping reached an agreement that at least temporarily puts a cap on the escalation of trade tensions, Chinese steel and iron ore prices rose on the news, and Chinese copper premiums hit an 18-month low. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free […]
