Mar 25, 2024 | Stainless Espresso
25 March 2024 – Stainless steel prices in the EU continue to rise. Scarce availability meets growing demand. And European steel consumers are starting to fight back against domestic steel producers and their demands for ever more market protection. Is Brussels...
Mar 22, 2024 | Stainless Espresso
22 March 2024 – The important Purchasing Managers’ Index in the eurozone rises for the third month in a row. And is the EU Critical Raw Material Act once again based on the assumption of false data? Source
Mar 21, 2024 | Stainless Espresso
21 March 2024 – The battle to extend EU sanctions to Russian raw aluminium continues with sometimes contradictory reports. And the US Federal Reserve is signalling optimism for the domestic economy. Source
Mar 20, 2024 | Stainless Espresso
20 March 2024 – Prices for ferrochrome and iron ore rose significantly in China yesterday. At the same time, Chinese online retailers are reporting a sharp rise in consumer demand and the Bank of Japan is ending the negative interest rate era after 17 years....
Mar 19, 2024 | Stainless Espresso
March 19, 2024 – The US government has warned the European Commission against reviving WTO disputes over steel. Is the EC deliberately provoking the United States? Growing shortage: Copper prices have risen by almost 15% since fall 2023. Source
Mar 18, 2024 | Stainless Espresso
18 March 2024 – Is the EU Supply Chain Regulation a foul compromise that bypasses the EU Parliament? And just another election campaign gift for the EU Commission President? And strikes at EU stainless steel manufacturers continue. Source
