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July Flat-Rolled Inventory Drops Further; Shipments Weaken After Strong June

August 16, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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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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July ISM Steel Survey – Where Did the Optimism Go?

August 5, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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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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Advance/Decliner Index Highest Since January; Chinese Pricing Strength Continues – For Now

July 30, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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Our Advance/Decliner Index rose to the highest level since early January. The increase was driven by our Ex-China Index rising as more price increases were announced in…

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June Flat-Rolled Inventory Lowest in Two Years; Shipments Pick Up Strength on Price Hikes

July 17, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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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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July Scrap Prices Snap Back from Recent Lows

July 3, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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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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ArcelorMittal Leads Round 3 of Sheet Price Hikes

June 26, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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As we expected, ArcelorMittal is leading a third round of sheet price increases with a $20/ton price hike, lifting its HRC list price to $650/ton, just two weeks after…

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May Flat-Rolled Inventories Tumble; Months’ Supply Lowest Since March 2011

June 18, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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While May inventories dropped a bullish -3.6% to the lowest level in two years, weak shipments – up only 0.8% against a normal seasonal uptick of 3.1% – left months’ supply…

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April Steel Distributor Shipments Show Surprising Pick-up; Inventories Drop on Flat-Rolled Decline

May 15, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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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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March ISM Steel Survey – Optimism Losing Momentum

April 5, 2013 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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The March survey showed that after a meaningful pick-up in outlook earlier in the year, steel buyers are becoming less optimistic about future business conditions…more

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September 14, 2012 Posted by Steel Market Intelligence

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