This morning in metals, U.S. imports of steel dropped 12% year over year last year, Chile’s copper and lithium export revenue fell in February and markets react to uncertainty over the ongoing U.S.-China trade talks. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Imports of Steel Drop 11.5% U.S. steel […]
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This Morning in Metals: Ford to Invest $1B in Chicago Plants
This morning in metals news, Ford Motor Co. announced an investment in its Chicago plants, industry group American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) reiterated its support for the Trump administration’s Section 232 steel tariffs and finished steel imports through the first 11 months of 2018 were down 10.8% year over year. Need buying strategies for […]
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. […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S. Steel Import Market Share Hits 20% in November
This morning in metals news, steel imports coming into the U.S. continue to be down from last year’s levels, Shanghai steel prices are down and the sharp corrective trend in iron ore prices could be coming to an end. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Steel Import […]
This Morning in Metals: LME Aluminum Hits One-Week Low
This morning in metals news, the LME aluminum price has tracked back down after spiking last Wednesday, U.S. steel import permit applications fell in September and a Chilean state-owned miner is in talks to sell copper to China’s Minmetals. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook LME Aluminum Hits […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S. Steel Pulls Back on Some Proposals in Contract Talks
This morning in metals news, U.S. Steel contract talks continue with its workers, aluminum prices continued to rise today after a big surge yesterday and U.S. steel import permit applications dropped significantly in September. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Steel Pulls Back From Some Proposals in […]
This Morning in Metals: Steel Imports Fall 1% in August
This morning in metals news, U.S. steel imports fell in August, the Federal Reserve raised interest rates again and Ford’s CEO says the Trump administration’s metals tariffs have cost the automaker $1 billion in profits. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Finished Steel Market Share Hits 21% […]
This Morning in Metals: August Steel Import Market Share Hits 21%
This morning in metals news, the U.S.’s steel import market share was 21% last month, ArcelorMittal reached a provisional deal with the trade unions of Italy’s Ilva and the Bureau of Labor Statistics released U.S. employment data for August. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Steel Import Market […]
U.S. Steel Imports Are Down 10% in the Year to Date
Given the state of trade relations and the imposition of tariffs, it’s not surprising that the U.S. has imported less steel so far this year. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook According to a recent American Iron and Steel Institute (AISI) report, U.S. imports of finished steel fell 10.1% […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S. Steel Imports Fall to 2.2M MT in June
This morning in metals news, U.S. steel imports dropped in June, General Motors reported its Q2 financial figures and renegotiation talks on the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) are set to pick up momentum. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook U.S. Steel Imports Hit 2.2M MT in June According […]
