Feb 3, 2026 | Stainless Espresso
3 February 2026 – Our assumption from yesterday has proven correct: the AI-driven sell-off in Asian markets has reversed decisively. Are you asking the right questions? How France is exerting a negative influence on EU policy while pursuing exclusively national...
Feb 2, 2026 | Stainless Espresso
2 February 2026 – Asian markets opened the week with pronounced volatility, which media reports attribute in part to AI-driven effects. Stainless steel: can CBAM-relevant CO2 emissions really be optimised by using pure Class I nickel? Source
Jan 30, 2026 | Stainless Espresso
30 January 2026 – Despite overnight corrections across commodity markets, nickel prices remain elevated and are still trading at their highest level in 16 months. Switzerland and the EU are clashing over new steel tariffs – has Brussels turned its back on...
Jan 29, 2026 | Stainless Espresso
29 January 2026 – Poland is calling on the EU to intervene against Ukraine’s steel scrap export ban-despite having sought to restrict steel imports from Ukraine itself as recently as October 2025. Copper prices surge sharply, while aluminium and nickel...
Jan 28, 2026 | Stainless Espresso
28 January 2026 – The International Trade Committee (INTA) of the European Parliament approved the draft report on the new steel tariffs and import quotas proposed by the European Commission on Tuesday. Commodity markets: aluminium prices in Asia are rising...
Jan 27, 2026 | Stainless Espresso
27 January 2026 – India and the EU agree on a free trade agreement. But is this really the “mother of all deals,” or did the Commission simply need an urgent success story? Source
