Steel Market Intelligence » Steel Sentiment http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog Analytical Steel Industry Expertise Wed, 09 Apr 2014 19:25:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 July Flat-Rolled Inventory Drops Further; Shipments Weaken After Strong June http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4432 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4432#comments Fri, 16 Aug 2013 18:29:49 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4432 New Report Preview:

There was a reasonable amount of good news in the July MSCI report. First, in an unusual move, flat-rolled inventories dropped nearly 3% from June; it’s rare to see inventories…

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]]> http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=4432 0 July ISM Steel Survey – Where Did the Optimism Go? http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4405 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4405#comments Mon, 05 Aug 2013 22:15:37 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4405 New Report Preview:

The July Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Steel Buyer Survey showed a flattening of the outlook for the overall economy and respondents’ own businesses and indicated…

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]]> http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=4405 0 Global Steel Production Stable in June; Chinese Output Nominally Down http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4355 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4355#comments Tue, 23 Jul 2013 21:45:58 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4355 New Report Preview:

June global steel production came in unchanged from May at 4.39 million tonnes per day (mtpd), bucking the normal 1.4% seasonal increase, as a 0.3% decline in China was…

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]]> http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=4355 0 June Flat-Rolled Inventory Lowest in Two Years; Shipments Pick Up Strength on Price Hikes http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4340 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4340#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2013 19:11:29 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4340 New Report Preview:

June carbon steel inventories declined another 1.2% to the lowest since February 2011, while average daily shipments gained 0.8%, bucking the normal seasonal drop of …

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]]> http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=4340 0 Advance/Decliner Index Rises to Six-Month High http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4335 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4335#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 00:55:57 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4335 New Report Preview:

Our Advance/Decliner Index rose to a six-month high as rising iron ore prices (two-month high) continue to drive improving sentiment despite bearish news on China’s growth.…

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]]> http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=4335 0 Advance/Decliner Index Rises Above 50; Highest Since February http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4329 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4329#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2013 23:05:53 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4329 New Report Preview:

Our Advance/Decliner Index rose for the fifth consecutive week, rising to the highest level since February as global raw material prices trended higher in the week…

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]]> http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=4329 0 June ISM Steel Survey – Optimism in the Air http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4323 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4323#comments Tue, 09 Jul 2013 21:20:58 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4323 New Report Preview:

The June Institute for Supply Management Steel Buyer Survey once again showed an improved outlook for the overall economy and respondents’ own businesses after hitting a…

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]]> http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=4323 0 July Scrap Prices Snap Back from Recent Lows http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4308 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4308#comments Thu, 04 Jul 2013 00:08:49 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4308 New Report Preview:

According to just-published data from American Metal Market, July prime scrap rose $30/ton (+7.9%) to $410 and shredded gained $16/ton (+4.4%) to $376/ton. The relative…

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]]> http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=4308 0 Advance/Decliner Index Continues Up; China Index at Four-Month High http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4274 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4274#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2013 23:48:37 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4274 New Report Preview:

Our Advance/Decliner Index rose for the third straight week to the highest level in three months. The increase was driven by our China Index which rose to a four-month high…

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]]> http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?feed=rss2&p=4274 0 AK Steel (AKS) – Will Middletown Outage Rescue Flat-Rolled Market? http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4256 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4256#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2013 18:27:01 +0000 http://www.michelleapplebaum.com/blog/?p=4256 New Report Preview:

AK Steel announced that its primary 2.5-3.0 million ton per year blast furnace at its Middletown (OH) Works facility experienced a mechanical failure that is likely to…

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