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Falling Copper Prices: China’s Uncertainty and Concerns about the Real Estate Secto
On Tuesday, 8 October, copper prices fell significantly, reaching their lowest level in a fortnight. This decline highlighted investors' growing doubts about the ability of China, the world's largest metals consumer, to effectively stimulate its economy with its...
The Global Lithium Market: China Accused of Predatory Dumping and Impact on Western Industries
Against a backdrop of escalating trade tensions between China, the United States, and the European Union, Chinese lithium producers are flooding the global market with overproduction of the critical metal, causing prices to fall significantly. This strategy, described...
End of the ILA Port Strike: Impacts on Imports, Exports and Logistics Rates
The recent International Longshoremen's Association (ILA) dockworkers' strike ended last Thursday after the union accepted the United States Maritime Alliance's (USMX) offer of a 62 per cent wage increase over the next six years. This decision also marked the...
India and the Steel Market: An Analysis of Imports and Exports
In recent years, India has played a significant role in the global steel market. However, preliminary data released by the Indian Ministry of Steel for the first half of the 2024-25 fiscal year (April-September) reveals a noticeable change in India's position as an...