US hot-rolled coil prices have slipped on fears that domestic mills' recent attempts to lift tags might fail as a result of lower scrap prices, increased slab supplies and weaker demand.Fastmarkets' daily steel hot-rolled coil price, fob mill US was calculated at $30.75 per hundredweight ($615 per short ton) on Thursday January 16, down by 0.5% from $30.91 per cwt on Wednesday January 15 but up by...Read More

The European Commission (EC) has backtracked on an end-use monitoring procedure which was applied as part of its safeguard measures on imports of hot-dipped galvanized coil (HDG) destined for the automotive industry, it said on Wednesday January 15.The HDG safeguard was among a raft of such measures that concerned 26 steel product categories, with any imports that exceeded a specific quota becomin...Read More

Demand for passenger cars in Europe moved up by a remarkable 21.65% year-on-year in December 2019, making it the fourth consecutive month of growth.New car sales in Europe totalled 1,215,076 vehicles in December last year, compared with 998,791 units sold in the corresponding month of 2018, the European Automotive Manufacturers Association (ACEA)...Read More

Access our research platformsSign-in to our platforms to access our extensive research, our latest insight, data and analytics and to connect to our industry experts.Oil demand growth has been weak in 2019, with the OPEC+ group surprisingly extending their cuts by a further 500 kbd through to end of Q1 in 2020. In spite of that, fears of sustained weak demand growth have restricted Brent to mid US...Read More

Domestic prices in Europe are almost unchanged day on day, but the mood in the market has remained positive, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday January 16.European steelmakers have moved offers up and are reluctant to give discounts, according to market sources. A lack of competitive import offers and some seasonal demand recovery are supporting the positive market sentiment.Fastmarkets' daily s...Read More

Turkish steel billet import prices fell slightly over the past week on the back of weakening scrap costs, and domestic and export billet prices are expected to follow suit soon, sources said on Thursday January 16.Fastmarkets' weekly price assessment for steel billet import, cfr main port Turkey, was $410-415 per tonne on Thursday, narrowing down from $410-420 per tonne last week.Steel billet supp...Read More

Brazilian producer Vale has halted operations at an iron ore mine at its subsidiary Ferrous Resources to allow for safety works, it said on Thursday January 16.Vale stopped operations of a waste and tailings pile at its Esperan??a mine as soon as it took control of Ferrous Resources, the company said...Read More

The seaborne iron ore index was rangebound on Thursday January 16, likely due to weaker demand from mills, while demand for low-alumina fines seemed robust.Fastmarkets iron ore indices62% Fe fines, cfr Qingdao: $96.36 per tonne, down $0.08 per tonne.62% Fe Pilbara Blend fines, cfr Qingdao: $95.40 per tonne, down $0.08 per tonne.62% Fe low-alumina fines, cfr Qingdao: $97.20 per tonne, up $0.09 per...Read More

Coal import restrictions have emerged at the ports of Jingtang and Caofeidian in China, two key entry points for seaborne coking coal to the country's steelmaking hub of Tangshan, sources told Fastmarkets on Thursday January 16. Fastmarkets indicesPremium hard coking coal, fob DBCT: $155.26 per tonne, unchangedPremium hard coking coal, cfr Jingtang: $160.87 per tonne, unchangedHard coking coal, fo...Read More

China's hot-rolled coil prices were largely stable on Thursday January 16 amid thin trading activity, though rising inventory levels have raised concerns over they would trend in the weeks ahead.DomesticEastern China (Shanghai): 3,860-3,880 yuan ($560-563) per tonne, narrowing downward by 10 yuan per tonneNorthern China (Tangshan): 3,590 yuan per tonne, unchangedTrading activity was reported to be...Read More

Lower production rates are keeping China's domestic rebar prices supported amid weakening demand ahead of the Chinese New Year.Eastern China (Shanghai): 3,640-3,670 yuan ($528-532) per tonne, unchangedNorthern China (Beijing): 3,540-3,560 yuan per tonne, unchangedSteel mills that operate electric-arc furnaces have lowered their production rates due to losses attributed to a weakened rebar market a...Read More

China's stainless steel prices decreased slightly ahead of the upcoming January 24-30 Chinese New Year holiday amid sluggish trading due to a segment of the market already starting their breaks well in advance."Producers made minor adjustments to their stainless steel prices, if any at all, because the price of nickel has been mostly stable with only minor movements," a steel processor source in e...Read More

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were broadly up at the close of the morning trading session on Thursday January 16, with market sentiment buoyed by the signing of a "phase one" trade agreement between China and the United States on Wednesday.The deal, signed between Chinese Vice Premier Liu He and US President Donald Trump at the White House, includes a pledge from Beijing to b...Read More

Key data from Wednesday January 15 pricing session in Shanghai and London. Key drivers  Spot cobalt hydroxide payables made further gains after suppliers successfully translated their higher offers into business, with rising demand since late December. Business was concluded across the new range; producers reportedly sitting on comfortable inventories and showing little interest in cheaper bi...Read More

Key data from the Wednesday January 15 pricing session in Shanghai.Key driversThe cobalt sulfate price in China continued to edge higher despite slow trades, with some producers holding back from sales of cargoes to be delivered after the Chinese New Year holiday (January 24-30).Other...Read More

The fate of Allegheny Technology Inc's (ATI) stainless steel plant in Midland, Pennsylvania, hangs in the balance, according to company president and chief executive officer Robert S. Wetherbee.Its survival is threatened by the 25% tariff under Section 232 imposed on imports of nickel-rich steel slabs from Indonesia that are used in the mill to make cold-rolled 60-inch stainless steel sheet coils....Read More

Global miners will have to get ready to deal with the increasing threat from civil unrest, following last year's succession of dramatic - and in several cases unforeseen - social explosions in almost 50 countries, including highly popular mining jurisdictions, such as Chile, Mali, Guinea, Congo and Zimbabwe.According to risk consultancy Verisk Maplecroft's quarterly civil unrest index, turmoil wil...Read More

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If you want to make beat the market (we’re talking the S&P 500, not the TSX Index which is trivial to beat!), you’re going to have to adopt a contrarian mindset. You’ve probably heard this Warren Buffett quote ad nauseam, but I’m going to drive it home it again because it’s one of the most straightforward tips to forget when you’re caught up in the heat of t...Read More