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Nonferrous Metal Prices Fall on Shfe, But Nickel Rises
Nonferrous metal prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange (Shfe) were mostly down in the morning session on Friday, May 30, with the sole exception of nickel, which rose modestly. Tin dominated the decline, with a sharp decline in percentage terms. The following are...
Historic US Court Ruling: Trump’s Tariffs Are Illegal
A new page has opened in US trade policy. The US Court of International Trade has issued a historic ruling, declaring the 10% global minimum tax and reciprocal tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump to be illegal. The decision, taken unanimously by the judges,...
Long Steel Under Pressure: Widespread Weakness Among Carbon and Stainless Products
The Italian long steel market, both carbon and stainless, is experiencing a period of marked structural weakness, fueled by insufficient demand, a climate of uncertainty and increasingly compressed production margins. The most recent surveys show signs of cooling...
Copper Prices Heading Into Second Half of 2025: Uneasy Balance Between Structural Upside and Geopolitical Headwinds
The copper market is heading into the second half of 2025 in a state of extreme uncertainty, suspended between structural upside forces linked to the energy transition and short-term negative pressures caused by the US-China trade war and the possibility of a global...