This morning in metals news, the U.S. and China will resume trade talks, Tokyo Steel announced its first steel price cuts in nearly three years and Rio Tinto recently celebrated the launch of its automated heavy-haul rail network. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Trade Talks After last […]
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This Morning in Metals: European Steel Chiefs Say E.U. Needs to Act Against Rising Imports
This morning in metals news, European steel sector leaders are asking the E.U. for action in the face of rising imports, the U.S. says China is playing the “blame game” and U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross met with Mexico’s Secretary of Economy Graciela Márquez Colín. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of […]
This Morning in Metals: Iron Ore Price’s Rise Slows
This morning in metals news, the iron ore price slipped Thursday, the Indian steel import market is dominated by Japan and South Korea, and trade tensions between the U.S. and China continue to gain. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Iron Ore Slows Down Supported by supply-side concerns, […]
Will China’s Next Trade War Tactic be to Leverage Rare Earths Dominance?
Cast your mind back nearly 10 years — for those of you in the metal business at that time, the market was briefly all about rare earths. For the first time in decades, all anyone could talk about was the West’s vulnerability to the supply of this misnamed group of highly important strategic metals and […]
This Morning in Metals: U.S. Steel Imports Down 7.8% Through April
This morning in metals, U.S. imports of foreign steel have dropped 7.8% through the first four months of the year, the Department of Commerce announced changes to its countervailing duty process and the copper price is on its way to its sixth consecutive weekly drop. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial […]
India in Wait-and-See Mode on U.S.-China Trade Developments
The tariff war between the United States and China is being watched with trepidation in India. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook There’s no unanimous view yet on the fallout of the tariffs with respect India. Most in India are in a wait-and-see mode as things unfold. Overall, […]
This Morning in Metals: Iron Ore Rises Above $100/Ton
This morning in metals news, the iron ore price continues to rise, China is reportedly in no rush to restart trade talks after the recent exchange of tariffs and Tokyo Steel once again held prices steady. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook Iron Ore Breaks Through $100/Ton Barrier […]
This Morning in Metals: Mexican Official Says Deal to Remove U.S. Metals Tariffs Could be Close
This morning in metals news, a senior Mexican official indicated the U.S. and Mexico could be nearing a solution leading toward removal of the U.S.’s Section 232 metals tariffs, British Steel is looking for financial assistance and President Donald Trump referred to the ongoing trade conflict with China as a “little squabble.” Need buying strategies […]
Stock Markets Pay the Price for Trade War Threats
The press has been all over the trade war-induced falls across stock markets. The New York Times reported this week that the S&P 500 was off 2.4% on Monday, the worst day since early January. Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s Outlook In all, the S&P 500 is down […]
U.S., China on the Bumpy Road That is Negotiation
Is President Donald Trump’s latest round of tweets and the resulting global stock market selloff just a negotiating ploy or is it the first signs the much-vaunted trade deal may not be going quite as smoothly as markets had obviously been pricing in? Need buying strategies for steel? Request your two-month free trial of MetalMiner’s […]
