It is not just the stock market that is having a wobble — firms are asking if now is the right time to be investing in new capacity or raising production. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook 2018 was a stellar year for the U.S. jobs market, but […]
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Brexit’s Comedy of Errors Continues as Parliament Rejects May’s Deal
For those on the other side of the pond, the debacle that is Brexit must feel rather like a distant joke, particularly the defeat this week of Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit plan by not just Parliament, but a large number of her own party. Need buying strategies for steel in 2019? MetalMiner’s Annual Outlook […]
Joining Forces: Ford, Volkswagen Announce New Alliance
It’s a new world across all industries, as companies grapple with changing consumer tastes, ever-shifting market conditions and new technological developments. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Of course, the automotive industry is no different, as automakers strive to adapt to the electric vehicle (EV) wave while simultaneously […]
Mid-January Review: DBB Struggles to Recover Momentum
Base metals traded higher at the beginning of January. However, momentum appears to be weaker once again. The DBB index has shown weakness since June 2018, when it started this short-term downtrend. MetalMiner has recently revised its market outlook, advising buying organizations to closely follow how the index develops. Need buying strategies for steel? Request […]
Measuring Risk in the World of Climate Change
Climate change and its effects are of great concern — governments are aiming to hit short- and long-term clean energy targets and curb pollution, many individuals are striving to live greener lives and automakers are beginning the transition toward electric vehicles. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Climate […]
Trump, Modi Kick Off New Year Talking Trade
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 […]
GOES MMI: Spot GOES M3 Prices Hold Steady While Europe Acts on Section 232
The partial government shutdown has meant large power equipment manufacturers and their suppliers can submit exclusion requests and comments, but the government’s main site that tracks such requests, regulations.gov, has not been updated since the shutdown began Dec. 22. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Meanwhile, large power […]
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 […]
Is the Dollar’s Run Nearing an End?
The dollar has been on a tear this year, boosted by a large corporate tax cut, a hawkish Fed and the imposition of import tariffs, the Financial Times suggests. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook These policy interventions were specifically designed to help Republicans in November’s midterm election, […]
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 […]
