What Trump and Vance mean for trade
Tariffs likely regardless of November winner.
Market: Policy & Regulation
Leibowitz: Is protectionism working for steel?
After seven years of unprecedented protection, it’s past time to assess the results.
Section 232 tariffs to spark major shifts for the recycled metals community
Section 232 and how a Trump win could impact the recycled metals industry.
Leibowitz: Trump proposal to replace income taxes with tariffs a non-starter
What would such a policy need to be effective?
CRU: Jobs climb ahead of Fed meeting, Moody's upgrades Norsk Hydro, and more
Investors will now pay close attention to a busy economic calendar on Wednesday, with the May CPI report followed by the conclusion of the Federal Reserve’s two-day policy meeting.
Impressions of the late May BIR meeting in Copenhagen and thoughts on the market
Scrap price split amid global market tensions.
ISM: Manufacturing activity contracts further in May
“Demand remains elusive as companies demonstrate an unwillingness to invest due to current monetary policy and other conditions."
CRU: Glencore, Rusal extend ali contract, Vedanta turns to renewables, and more
What's going on in the primary market?
Final Thoughts: What just happened and where to go from here?
As HRC prices struggle to find a bottom, mills are unlikely to provide any relief to the scrap industry.
Price: Vietnam should not become a release valve for pressure on China
Graduating Vietnam to market economy status would be factually incorrect, geopolitically naïve, and harmful to U.S. producers.