This morning in metals news, U.S. steel mills saw their shipments rise in June, Shanghai rebar steel prices hit a nearly seven-year high and copper recovers on optimism regarding U.S.-China trade talks. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Steel Shipments Surge Shipments from U.S. steel mills rose 3.2% year […]
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This Morning in Metals: U.S. Steel Announces $750M Investment in Gary Plant
This morning in metals, U.S. Steel announced a large investment at its flagship steel plant, the U.S. and China will resume talks on trade, and copper is set to finish the week with its biggest weekly loss since early July. U.S. Steel Announces $750M Investment U.S. Steel announced it plans to invest $750 million in […]
Copper Price Falls as BHP Says Deal is Reached to Avoid Escondida Strike
The breaking news this week is that Chile’s Escondida mine operator BHP has announced it looks like a strike has been averted and that a settlement plan is being put to the workers. That is good news for a market widely expected to go into deficit this year, according to Mining.com. But the prospect of […]
The August MMI Report: A Down Month for MMI Subindexes
The August Monthly Metal Index (MMI) report is in the books. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook This month saw all 10 of our MMI subindexes posting declines. U.S. steel prices continue to hover around seven-year highs, but the rest of the metals complex (more or less) has been […]
Russian Aluminum Giant Rusal Feels the Pain of Sanctions Crunch
The spike in aluminum prices this quarter, caused by the initial announcement of sanctions on Oleg Deripaska and his investments, is an issue anyone in the aluminum sector will be only too well aware of. Buying Aluminum in 2018? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook Prices spiked in days and were associated with a number […]
GOES MMI: GOES M3 Prices Slip in July
The headline news for grain-oriented electrical steel (GOES) involves the continued drop in total import levels into the U.S. The U.S. had imported at least 2,500 metric tons per month since the start of this year, but after the announcement of tariffs, imports shrank to 411 metric tons in July. However, some steel pundits speculate […]
Global Precious MMI: Higher Platinum, Palladium Prices May Have to Wait for 2019
Last month we noted that record-low prices characterized the Global Precious Monthly Metals Index (MMI) monthly reading and posed the question: will there be more price drops to come? Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook From the looks of it, the short answer to that is … yes. Here’s […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S. Steel Mills See 3.2% Jump in Shipments
This morning in metals news, U.S. steel mills shipped 3.2% more steel in June 2018 than in June 2017, President Donald Trump announced the doubling of steel and aluminum tariff rates against Turkey, and Ford is feeling the effects of rising metals prices. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook […]
Week in Review: MMI Week, Trade War Impacts and India Postpones Retaliatory Tariffs
Before we head into the weekend, let’s take a look back at the week that was and some of the metals stories here on MetalMiner®: Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook MMI Week continued, this week with posts on: Automotive Raw Steels Copper Rare Earths Renewables Stainless Steel Aluminum […]
Aluminum MMI: LME Prices Fall Toward Support Level
The August Aluminum Monthly Metals Index (MMI) fell two points last month. The current Aluminum MMI index now stands at 93 points. Buying Aluminum in 2018? Download MetalMiner’s free annual price outlook LME aluminum prices fell in July. However, the rate of the declines has slowed. Price changes do not appear to be sharp and […]