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US Tariffs Under Attack: Container Freight between Asia and the US Soars
The global logistics market and supply chains have seen days of intense tension and confusion after the United States Court of International Trade (USCIT) ruled that former President Donald Trump misused the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) to...
New Mining Projects, M&A Activity Boosts Zinc Supply
A new wave of mining projects and mergers and acquisitions (M&A) activity is set to boost zinc concentrate production in the near term, as global demand catches up with supply in the coming years. Global zinc production increased by 5.2% in the first quarter of...
Copper 2025: Supply Growing But Market Unstable, Between Apparent Surpluses and Volatility
The outlook for the copper market in the second half of 2025 is the subject of heated debate. On the supply side, new mine production is coming, but not fast enough to saturate the market. The International Copper Study Group (ICSG) forecasts global mine copper...
Trump Signs Executive Order: Steel and Aluminum Tariffs at 50%
US President Donald Trump has kept his promise announced at the end of last week: to double the tariffs on steel and aluminum to 50%. The measure was formalized with an executive order on the evening of Tuesday, June 3, and officially announced during a press...