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After strong rallies in US equities at the start of the week that saw the Down Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) close up by 5.09%, markets are getting some comfort this morning from the prospect of easier monetary policy, which is helping them keep the negative impacts from the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) in the background.Most Asian equity markets are stronger this morning, but have not been as...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P futures were up 16 points in pre-opening trade. G7 central bank members confirmed this morning that they are willing to take measures as needed to offset a slowdown in economies related to the coronavirus breakout. However, no specific action was announced. Target slipped $0.23 to $108.83 after reporting lower than consensus fourth quarte...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday February 28 that are worth another look.The steel export trade from Iran has been hurt by neighboring countries closing their borders due to the appearance of coronavirus infection in the Middle Eastern country, Fastmarkets learnt on February 28.The global novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak is putting bearish pressure on negotia...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday February 28 that are worth another look.The steel export trade from Iran has been hurt by neighboring countries closing their borders due to the appearance of coronavirus infection in the Middle Eastern country, Fastmarkets learnt on February 28.The global novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak is putting bearish pressure on negotia...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday February 28 that are worth another look.The steel export trade from Iran has been hurt by neighboring countries closing their borders due to the appearance of coronavirus infection in the Middle Eastern country, Fastmarkets learnt on February 28.The global novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak is putting bearish pressure on negotia...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday February 28 that are worth another look.The steel export trade from Iran has been hurt by neighboring countries closing their borders due to the appearance of coronavirus infection in the Middle Eastern country, Fastmarkets learnt on February 28.The global novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak is putting bearish pressure on negotia...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets stories you might have missed on Friday February 28 that are worth another look.The steel export trade from Iran has been hurt by neighboring countries closing their borders due to the appearance of coronavirus infection in the Middle Eastern country, Fastmarkets learnt on February 28.The global novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) outbreak is putting bearish pressure on negotia...Read More
China’s official manufacturing purchasing managers index (PMI) slumped to 35.7 in February from 50 previously, but despite this the base metals are up across the board this morning, Monday March 2, and Asian equity indices are for the most part firmer too. China's official non-manufacturing PMI dropped to 29.6 from 54.1.The buoyancy of the base metals seems to stem from expectations that...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were lower this morning. S&P 500 futures were down 10 points in pre-opening trade.Index futures moved in a wide range overnight. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures initially moved sharply lower, then sharply higher, then sharply lower again for a 1,000 point swing. They currently are down 200 points.Asian equity markets were mostly higher. The Shanghai Composite Ind...Read More
The American Institute for International Steel (AIIS) has again asked the United States Supreme Court to hear its case challenging the constitutionality of Section 232.AIIS' move comes after the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said that President Donald Trump acted within the authority granted to him by the Constitution in imposing tariffs and quotas against foreign steel and aluminium...Read More
Trading in Turkey's domestic steel market has stopped following an airstrike in Idlib in northwestern Syria, that resulted in the deaths of at least 33 Turkish soldiers, market sources told Fastmarkets on Friday February 28. Following the attack, which Turkish officials blamed on the forces of Bashar al-Assad's regime, Turkey's president, Recep Tayyip Erdodan, said Syria's al-Assad regime was now...Read More
A vessel contracted by Brazil-based miner Vale is grounded off the coast of the country's north-eastern Maranh??o state, having suffered damage after leaving the Ponta da Madeira Maritime Terminal earlier this week.Vale's shipments from Ponta da Madeira were not affected by the incident, the miner said late on Wednesday February 26.The ship, a very large ore carrier (VLOC) called MV Stellar Banner...Read More
The novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) is set to accelerate what the trade wars started: the diversification of global supply chains. Both events have demonstrated just how interconnected the global economy is and have provided a wake-up call to businesses worldwide that it might be time to reduce their reliance on China as the workshop of the world. Of course, that's easier said than done. China is th...Read More
The London Metal Exchange three-month lead price slipped below $1,800 per tonne temporarily on Friday February 28, on a day that saw just over 6,000 lots traded.The LME lead price fell to $1,778.50 per tonne during morning trading hours in London, but recovered to close at $1,848 per tonne.The forward spreads in lead remained tight, with the benchmark cash-to-three-month spread...Read More