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Base Metals Prices On The Rise On The Shanghai Futures Exchange
During the morning of Wednesday, May 14, prices of base metals listed on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (SHFE) showed a generally positive trend, with widespread rises among the major industrial commodities. Of all, it was zinc that registered the most significant...
Long And Flat Steel In Italy: A Stalled Market Between Sluggish Demand, Contained Production And Price Pressures
In the Italian long products sector, merchant beams and rolled products confirm a stalemate characterized by sluggish demand and limited supply. According to Italian traders, trading activity remains on a sluggish pace and production is traveling at a slow speed. As...
Rebar In Germany: Stable Prices Despite Drop In Scrap Thanks To Production Tightening
While ferrous scrap prices have fallen sharply across Europe since April, the German rebar market stands out as surprisingly stable. According to industry sources, a domestic supply shortage due to the prolonged shutdown of a major domestic producer has allowed prices...
U.S.-China Trade Truce: Immediate And Future Impacts On Transpacific Sea Routes
Despite the sudden collapse in shipping volumes between China and the United States due to the tariffs introduced in April-with reductions of more than 35 percent according to the latest estimates-container freight rates on major transpacific routes have remained...