This morning in metals news, President Trump claimed his tariffs are saving the U.S. steel industry, steel supplies from Japan and South Korea to India have increased, and Turkey hits back with new tariffs in response to the U.S.’s doubling of the steel and aluminum tariffs. Lower your aluminum spend – Take a free trial […]
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How Good Data Enables Section 232 and 301 Tariff Compliance
The Trump administration’s Section 232 investigation led to new steel and aluminum tariffs on China, but an even bigger trade decision is looming. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook In August 2017, the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) launched a Section 301 probe, which sought to assess […]
Tariffs Lift Prices But Capacity Utilization Remains an Issue
Even if U.S. steelmakers have been slow to add capacity following President Trump’s tariff protection, it would seem foreign steel makers are willing to commit to domestic U.S. production. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook The Financial Times this week reported on the announcement by BlueScope Steel, Australia’s biggest […]
This Morning in Metals: Domestic Raw Steel Production Up 5% Year Over Year
This morning in metals news, domestic raw steel production for the week ending Aug. 11 jumped 5% compared with the same week last year, the U.S. has raked in more than $1.4 billion from its steel and aluminum tariffs, and China’s aluminum production surged in July. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months […]
This Morning in Metals: Tariff Tensions Put WTO Between Rock and a Hard Place
This morning in metals news, the crossfire of tariffs and counter-tariffs between the U.S. and trading partners around the world has put the World Trade Organization in a difficult spot, President Donald Trump backed a boycott of Harley-Davidson on Sunday and LME copper drops amid the recent uptick in tensions between the U.S. and Turkey. […]
This Morning in Metals: China Responds to U.S. with $16B in Tariffs
This morning in metals news, China responds to the U.S.’s $16 billion in tariffs with the same amount in return, China’s additional announced $60 billion tariff threat could have a significant impact on the liquefied natural gas sector and copper traded flat yesterday. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook […]
This Morning in Metals: USTR Moves Forward With $16B in Tariffs
This morning in metals news, the Office of the United States Trade Representative announced it will move forward with $16 billion in tariffs on Chinese imports (out of an initially announced total of $50 billion in tariffs), Chile posted solid copper exports in July and U.S. raw steel production data is in for the week […]
Rare Earths MMI: Rare Earths Appear on Trump Administration’s Proposed $200B Tariff List
The Rare Earths Monthly Metals Index (MMI) fell one point for an August reading of 18. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Rare Earths and Trade Tensions Much has been said about the rise of trade tensions around the world, particularly between the U.S. and China. Those tensions began to manifest […]
This Morning in Metals: 71% of Business Owners Support Additional China Tariffs, Poll Says
This morning in metals news, a recent poll indicates broad support within the U.S. business community for new tariffs on China, Novelis reported its quarterly earnings and Alcoa seeks an exemption from the Trump administration’s aluminum tariff. Need buying strategies for steel? Try two free months of MetalMiner’s Outlook Support for Tariffs Much has been said about […]
The Threat of a Trade War to the Global Economy
Many had hoped the announcement last month of 10% tariffs on China would be the signal for serious negotiations between the two trading partners, that China may come to the table and be willing to discuss some of the U.S.’s genuine concerns about theft of intellectual property and reciprocal access rights to each other’s markets. […]
