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Overcapacity Alarm: The Future of the Steel Industry in Europe
The European steel industry faces an unprecedented challenge. Global steel overcapacity not only threatens the competitiveness of European companies, but also puts thousands of jobs at risk, undermining the progress made towards more sustainable and decarbonised...
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...