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The American Institute of Architects’ (AIA) ABI Index – a leading indicator of non-residential construction activity – dropped below 50 to 48.6 in April, indicating…
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April Global Steel Production Rises as China Surges While Rest of World Drops
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April global steel production rose by 1.5% from March to 4.4 million tonnes per day (mtpd) and gained 1.2% from the year-ago level driven by…
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Advance/Decliner Drops to One-Year Low on Chinese-Driven Weakness
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Our Advance/Decliner Index fell back to its one-year low after posting a nominal uptick the previous week. A sharp 5% drop in iron ore prices combined with news of…
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April Steel Distributor Shipments Show Surprising Pick-up; Inventories Drop on Flat-Rolled Decline
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April MSCI shipments rose 1% sequentially versus the normal seasonal drop of 1.8%, with shipments for all products posting sequential gains. However, we suspect this is due to…
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Advance/Decliner Index Remains Dismal; Ex-China Index Hits Four-Year Low
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While our Advance/Decliner Index posted a nominal uptick, our Ex-China Index declined to a four-year low due to a combination of Chinese overcapacity being exported and…
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Advance/Decliner Index Lowest Since Last May
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Our Advance/Decliner Index remained at a one-year low last week as our China Index remained at a low level due to a combination of…
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April Chinese Steel Exports Hit New Post-Recession High
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With estimated late April Chinese production hitting yet another new all-time high following production records that were set during 1Q, Chinese overcapacity has driven…
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April ISM Steel Survey – Outlook Weakens but Hiring Positive Surprise
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The April Institute for Supply Management (ISM) Steel Buyer Survey showed that buyer optimism seen earlier this year has faded over the past two months…
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Lockout at US Steel’s 2.6m tpy Flat-Rolled Lake Erie Works
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US Steel has given USW members at the company’s 2.6m tpy Lake Erie Works a 72-hour notice that a lockout will begin at 9 A.M. EDT on Sunday. We are unsurprised…
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Advance/Decliner Index Turns Back Down as Chinese Uptick Short-Lived
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After posting a modest uptick last week, our Advance/Decliner Index declined again as the pricing strength we saw in China the week before ended up being short-lived…
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