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- From The Fabricator
Does the steel price upturn have legs?
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Jul 22, 2019
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Steel prices recently went up, but plenty of skeptics believe that they will fall again, continuing the recent downward trend.
- From The Fabricator
Market psychology split on steel prices
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Jul 10, 2019
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Market dynamics and overproduction by U.S. mills are keeping steel prices down. Service centers aren’t quite sure what to expect in the coming months in terms of steel prices.
- From The Fabricator
Yearlong slide in steel prices continues
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- May 21, 2019
- Shop Management
- Blog Post
Steel prices have slid for the better part of a year, and they might be reaching the point where service centers feel compelled to more aggressively support the mills’ announced price hikes, which really haven’t had an impact.
- From The Fabricator
Steel prices under pressure
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Apr 19, 2019
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Soft demand in the marketplace has steel buyers believing that steel prices likely will soften in the coming months. Steel producers could see their margins shrink, and distributors could see the value of their inventories erode.
- From The Fabricator
Unpredictable steel prices to remain so
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Mar 15, 2019
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Announced price increases from the steel mills haveresulted in about an $80/ton price increase on hot-rolled coiled steel in recent weeks. Based on feedback from steel service centers, the increase in steel prices looks to be sticking, but the ending of Section 232 tariffs could change the current situation dramatically.
- From The Fabricator
The steel price slide might be ending
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Feb 14, 2019
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
For the moment, announced price hikes on flat-rolled steel have stopped the recent slide in prices.
- From The Fabricator
2018 steel year in review
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Jan 16, 2019
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Following a very successful 2018, many steel producers and distributors wonder just how long the U.S. economy can keep humming along.
- From The Fabricator
What does the election mean for steel trade?
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Nov 15, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
With Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives, they will want to investigate the president’s recent executive actions, including tariffs on imported steel.
- From The Fabricator
Are steel prices near the bottom?
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Oct 19, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Steel mills work to reverse the recent steel price slump.
- From The Fabricator
Steel prices on the decline, but for how long?
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Sep 20, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
Demand for steel has softened in recent months, and service centers are trying to reduce steel inventories. How long will the trend last? A lot of variables makes it hard to predict the near term.
- From The Fabricator
Trump tweets make steel pricing difficult to predict
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Aug 16, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
President Donald Trump’s tweet and tariffs targeting Turkey are just one example of how the White House makes it hard for manufacturers to be confident in their planning.
- From The Fabricator
To buy foreign steel now or to stay with domestic sources?
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Jul 20, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
As steel prices finally level off after a dramatic months-long climb, foreign steel prices start to look pretty attractive. To buy or not to buy that steel is a question that now carries a lot of risk, much more than it did only a year ago.
- From The Fabricator
Tariffs debate heats up in Washington
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- May 17, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
U.S. companies affected by the Trump administration’s steel and aluminum tariffs and Chinese goods tariffs don’t feel like they are being heard. In the meantime, hot-rolled coil prices appear to have ended their recent climb.
- From The Fabricator
Steel tariffs leave market shaken and stirred
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Mar 19, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
President Donald Trump got his wish and issued an almost-blanket tariff on steel imports. Then exemptions were made for Canada and Mexico. Then “flexibility and cooperation” for “friends” were promised. Now everyone is confused.
- From The Fabricator
The rise in steel prices continues
- By John Packard and Tim Triplett
- Feb 19, 2018
- Metals/Materials
- Blog Post
The U.S. manufacturing economy is improving, and the Trump administration is considering possible tariffs on imported steel. As a result, steel prices are climbing, and that likely will remain the case in the near term.
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- 05/14/2024
- Running Time:
- 62:12
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