There were grand words from German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the leaders of two of the world’s biggest trading economies, on a call Saturday ahead of a Group of 20 (G20) meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in Buenos Aires, reported the Financial Times. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two […]
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This Morning in Metals: U.S. Could Impose New Tariffs on China This Week
This morning in metals news, a report indicates the U.S. plans to impose new tariffs on China this week, the E.U. looks to pin the blame for global steel oversupply on China and the U.A.E. wants to gain an exemption from the U.S. tariffs on steel and aluminum. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two […]
It’s Back: Updated Section 232 Impact Report Includes New Aluminum, Steel Sections
A little over two weeks ago, the MetalMiner team released its Section 232 Investigation Impact Report in response to President Trump’s initial announcement regarding the intention to impose tariffs of 25% and 10% on steel and aluminum, respectively. Of course, time marches on and so, too, does the news. Since then, the announcement became […]
USITC Makes Final Affirmative Determination in Chinese Aluminum Foil Case
The U.S. International Trade Commission (USITC) issued a final affirmative determination in the ongoing anti-dumping and countervailing duty investigation of Chinese aluminum foil. Buying Aluminum in 2018? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook The Department of Commerce made its own final affirmative determination Feb. 27. “The United States International Trade Commission (USITC) today determined that a […]
This Morning in Metals: Canadian PM Justin Trudeau ‘Confident’ in NAFTA Talks
This morning in metals news, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is confident in the ability to reach a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) deal, West Coast ports are preparing for the imposition of the Trump administration’s steel tariff, and Tokyo and Seoul are seeking exemptions from the tariffs. Need buying strategies for steel? Try […]
This Morning in Metals: Australia Won’t Join E.U. in Tariff Complaints to WTO
This morning in metals news, Australia doesn’t plan on joining the E.U. in any prospective complaints to the World Trade Organization (WTO) over U.S. tariffs, Chilean miner Codelco signs a deal for a plant in Ecuador and workers at a Peruvian zinc smelter ended their strike over the weekend. Need buying strategies for steel? Try […]
Week in Review: Tariffs, Tariffs and More Tariffs Dominate the Week’s Headlines
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the headlining stories here on MetalMiner: Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook How did the rest of the world react to President Donald Trump’s initial announcement last week about steel […]
It’s Official: 10% Tariffs on Aluminum, 25% on Steel With Canada and Mexico Exempt
This afternoon, President Trump signed a proclamation to impose the 25% tariff on imported steel and 10% tariff on imported aluminum products, both of which were announced on March 1. The tariffs will go into effect in 15 days, and will exclude Canada and Mexico for the moment, until NAFTA negotiations finish, according to several […]
As Steel Tariffs Loom, Government Trade Study Ignored by Mainstream Press?
The Section 232 report and subsequent briefing by the president has put global metal markets in disarray. What makes matters potentially worse: the number of mainstream media sources latching onto a couple of claims from one particular study recently published by a for-profit research and consulting firm (as opposed to a think tank or governmental […]
How Will Trump’s Proposed Tariffs Impact India?
The Indian metal industry seems divided for now over the implications of U.S. President Donald Trump’s announcement of the intention to impose tariffs on steel and aluminum imports. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook News reports and statements by industry leaders, along with reports by research agencies, show no […]
