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Soaring Tariffs and the Impact on Sea and Air Transport: The Effects of Trump’s Election
Donald Trump's victory in the US presidential election yesterday may begin to affect the shipping market even before he is officially sworn in in January. During the election campaign, Trump proposed new blanket tariffs of 10% to 20% on most of the $3 trillion in...
US: A Shift in Aluminium Imports between Domestic Scrap Growth and Increased Efficiency
The decline in US imports of raw aluminium and consumer alloys, accompanied by an increase in domestic scrap generation and a curb on export volumes, suggests a strategic shift towards the use of secondary aluminium. This shift is indicative of a growing US preference...
Ferrous Scrap Market: October between Stability and Availability Concerns
The month of October closed with a largely stable outlook for the ferrous scrap market, but with growing alarm on the part of collection, recovery and recycling plants, which are signalling great concern about the availability of raw material from scrap companies....
Commodity Slippage As Dollar Strengthens: U.S. Elections and the Trump Effect on Global Markets
On Wednesday, commodity markets, from oil to copper to grains, fell across the board as the U.S. dollar strengthened. Investors are already anticipating a Donald Trump victory in the U.S. presidential election, with a possible re-election likely to renew global...