Bearish European outlook compounds weak price...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest i...Read More
Import prices for rebar and billet in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were stable this week although demand was weak, sources told Fastmarkets MB on Tuesday December 18.Domestic rebarThe country's largest producer, Emirates Steel, was still offering rebar at 2,016 dirhams ($549) per tonne ex-works for December production while Conares Steel was offering rebar at 1,990 dirhams per tonne on the same...Read More
Aluminium The three-month LME aluminium price is...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the...Read More
TC/RCs usually bottom out in Q1,...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for hot-rolled coil, cold-rolled coil, hot-dipped galvanized coil, pre-painted galvanized iron, steel plate, steel sheet and other flat steel products. Latest transactions: HRC, CRC, HDGHot-rolled coilChina, export, hot-rolled coil, offered at $530 per tonne cfr, to Saudi Arabia.India, export, hot-rolled coil, offered at $540-550 per tonne cf...Read More
Weak demand signals from Chinese...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for rebar, wire rod, steel beams and other long steel products. Latest transaction: rebarRebarOman, export, rebar, offered at $520-530 per tonne cfr, theoretical weight,...Read More
Latest INSG data paints a surprisingly tight picture...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the l...Read More
Tighter fundamental backdrop in 2018 The...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue...Read More
The latest bids, offers and deals in the global markets for steel billet, slab and bloom. Latest transaction: billetBillet CIS, export, billet,...Read More
As this week’s report is the...ACCESS RESTRICTEDTo read the rest of this analysis please take a free sample or subscribeFREE SampleReceive a free sample of market analysis and price forecasts.Free SampleSUBSCRIBEReceive unlimited access to all current and archive content going back to 2008 including downloadable pricing data and forecasts.Plus download the latest issue as soon...Read More
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The market for hot-rolled (HR) and cold-rolled (CR) steel sheet in Russia's Central Federal District around Moscow remained weak on Monday December 17 due to seasonally low demand in the winter season. Since November 10, there have been production problems at the largest supplier into Russia, Kazakhstan's ArcelorMittal Temirtau, after a gas pipeline explosion at the plant. But the o...Read More
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Flat steel import prices in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) were mostly stable over the past week due to limited demand near year-end as well as high stocks, sources said on Tuesday December 18. Demand was subdued because buyers expect prices to fall further and stock levels in the UAE are already high, sources told Fastmarkets MB. UAE Chinese offers for hot-rolled coil (HRC) into...Read More
The three-month base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were for the most part little changed this morning, Tuesday December 18. The exceptions were copper and tin that were both down by 0.4%, with copper at $6,104.50 per tonne.The rest were either unchanged or up between 0.1% and 0.2%. Considering the weakness in US equity markets on Monday, it is surprising that the metals have not...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 16 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures advances on favourable news released by several major U.S. companies after the close yesterday. 'Tis the season for share buyback announcements!Index futures were virtually unchanged following release of November New Home Starts. Consensus was an increase to 1.234 million u...Read More
Anarchy is amok on Wall Street, a scene of riot."Neither the bulls nor the bears are in charge," cries Michael Kramer of Mott Capital Management.Thus we find bull and bear, bovine and ursine, pitted in savage brawling, each battling for control of the nation's capital.One day the bulls wrest command and the Dow Jones leaps 500 points.The next day bears pull off a countercoup... and retake the 500...Read More
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Turkish scrap import prices continued to fall on Tuesday December 18, reflecting the slightly lower offers that mills received from Baltic Sea suppliers, sources said.Several sources reported at the start of this week suppliers in the Baltic Sea region were offering HMS 1&2 (80:20) at $300-305 per tonne cfr. But some offers for the same material were heard at $290-295 per tonne cfr on Tuesday.In r...Read More