The following article on the hot rolled coil (HRC) steel and financial futures markets was written by Jack Marshall of Crunch Risk LLC. Here is how Jack saw trading over the past week: Steel This week HR futures markets experienced continued price consolidation along the curve as HR futures prices continued to retrace lower from […] The post Hot Rolled Futures: Continued Price Consolidation appeared first on Steel Market Update.
Written by: John Packard, Founder, Steel Market Update Steel Market Update was incorporated and began selling subscriptions (memberships) of just our steel newsletter during August 2008. Today, we are celebrating our ninth birthday. I want to take a moment to thank our members and those who participate in our conference and workshops. I want to […] The post Steel Market Update Celebrates 9th Year appeared first on Steel Market Update.
Written by: John Packard, Founder, Steel Market Update Steel Market Update was incorporated and began selling subscriptions (memberships) of just our steel newsletter during August 2008. Today, we are celebrating our ninth birthday. I want to take a moment to thank our members and those who participate in our conference and workshops. I want to […] The post Happy Birthday to Steel Market Update appeared first on Steel Market Update.
On Monday, Aug. 28, the steel event of the year will kick off in Atlanta. With four weeks to go and 560 steel and manufacturing executives already registered, expectations are for this conference to truly be the most dynamic steel conference in North America for 2017. Welcome to the 7th Steel Market Update (SMU) Steel […] The post SMU Steel Summit Conference 2017 – What the Fuss is All About appeared first on Steel Market Update.
On Monday, August 28, the steel event of the year will kick off in Atlanta. With less than four weeks to go and 575 steel and manufacturing executives already registered, expectations are for this conference to truly be the most dynamic steel conference in North America for 2017. Welcome to the Steel Market Update Steel […] The post SMU Steel Summit Conference 2017 – What the Fuss is All About appeared first on Steel Market Update.
Steel Market Update (SMU) spoke with steel trading companies and steel mills late last week in order to gauge the “mood” of the steel suppliers. We found a mostly composed group who are looking at business for the long term (although their customers may be more fickle depending on the news of the day). A […] The post The Section 232 Yo-Yo from Mill and Trader Perspectives appeared first on Steel Market Update.
Steel Dynamics, Inc., is excited about the second half and is expecting growth in all sectors through 2018. CEO Mark Millett says the flat rolled arena remains very strong despite a slight turning of the automotive market. Infrastructure is continuing to grow, as evidenced by cranes and road work funded by states, if not federal […] The post SDI Sees ‘Positive Pricing Environment’ Ahead of Section 232 appeared first on Steel Market Update.
The following article on the hot rolled coil (HRC) steel and financial futures markets was written by Jack Marshall of Crunch Risk LLC. Here is how Jack saw trading over the past week: Steel HR futures prices have moved $12-$27/ST higher on very light trading volumes this past week. In spite of the higher HR […] The post Thin Summer Markets in Hot Rolled Futures appeared first on Steel Market Update.
As expected, ferrous scrap prices traded sideways (July delivery to be the same as June) in most markets. Of course, having just said that, we do need to point out that the steel mills sourcing scrap from the East Coast had to pay $10 per gross ton more in order to keep scrap from moving […] The post Scrap Prices Sideways to Slightly Higher for July appeared first on Steel Market Update.
The following article on the hot rolled coil (HRC) steel and financial futures markets was written by Jack Marshall of Crunch Risk LLC. Here is how Jack saw trading over the past week: Steel If you compare prices between last week and this week, you will see the HR futures market has found support and […] The post 232 Investigation Report Keeps Steel and Scrap Markets Well Bid appeared first on Steel Market Update.