Trump weighs tariffs, quotas on U.S. steel, aluminum imports
WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he was considering a range of options to address steel and aluminum imports that he said were unfairly hurting U.S. producers, including tariffs and quotas. Trump’s comments came in a meeting with a bipartisan group of U.S. senators and representatives. Some of the […]
Kupfer und Nickel klettern deutlich
(shareribs.com) London 13.02.2018 – Die Industriemetalle zeigten sich am Dienstag fester und wurden dabei unterstützt vom schwächeren US-Dollar und der besseren Stimmung an den Aktienmärkten. Mittelfristig sehen die Marktteilnehmer mehr Aufwärtspotential. Die Aktienmärkte in den USA liegen am Dienstag wieder unter Druck, verglichen mit den Einbrüchen der vergangenen Woche bleiben diese aber verhalten. Es bleibt dennoch […]
Australia’s BHP flags $1.8 bln charge from U.S. tax reform
Feb 13 (Reuters) – BHP Billiton said on Tuesday it will record a $1.8 billion income tax expense due to cuts in the U.S. Federal corporate income tax rate. The expense, which will be treated as an exceptional item, consists of a non-cash re-measurement of deferred taxes of $898 million and a non-cash impairment of […]
China will contest any unfair U.S. trade measures on steel
MANILA, Feb 13 (Reuters) – China will oppose any „unfair and unreasonable“ trade measures by countries such as the United States against its steel companies, a Chinese government think-tank said on Tuesday, arguing protectionism will „poison“ the industry. „Certainly we will protest against unfair and unreasonable measures launched by some countries such as the U.S.A. […]
Kupferhütte Aurubis will großen Unternehmensbereich abgeben
Hamburg (dpa) – Die Kupferhütte Aurubis will sich von einem größeren Unternehmensbereich mit 1,3 Milliarden Euro Umsatz und damit mehr als einem Viertel ihrer Mitarbeiter trennen. Aurubis stehe mit den familiengeführten Wieland-Werken in Ulm in fortgeschrittenen Verhandlungen um den Verkauf des Segments Flachwalzprodukte, teilte der Konzern in Hamburg mit. Eine Eckpunkte-Vereinbarung sei am Montag unterschrieben […]
London copper prices rise for second day on weaker dollar
BEIJING, Feb 13 (Reuters) – London copper prices climbed for a second day on Tuesday on a weaker dollar and as global equities bounced back from two-month lows seen last week. The boost came despite a recent build in both London Metal Exchange (LME) and Shanghai Futures Exchange (ShFE) copper inventories ahead of the week-long […]
Japan Januar aluminium stocks rise 14.6 pct
Feb 13 (Reuters) – Aluminium stocks held at three major Japanese ports had risen 14.6 percent to 277,100 tonnes by the end of January from the previous month, trading house Marubeni Corp said on Tuesday. Marubeni collects data from the ports of Yokohama, Nagoya and Osaka. All figures in tonnes: Yokohama: 127,000 (Jan 2018), 115,400 […]
Tata to invest in Port Talbot steel plant
LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Tata Steel will finance the repair of a blast furnace at Britain’s largest steelworks in Port Talbot, Wales, extending its life by seven years and soothing concerns about its commitment to Europe’s steel sector, four sources told Reuters. India’s Tata Steel signed a preliminary deal last year to merge its […]
Rohstoffinvestoren bleiben vorsichtig, Gold-Longs gehen zurück
(shareribs.com) Washington 12.02.2018 – Die spekulativen Finanzinvestoren haben sich in der Phase der scharfen Korrektur an den Aktienmärkten zurückgehalten. Es gab zwar einen Rückgang bei den Rohstoff-Longs, dieser fiel aber nur bei Silber deutlich aus. Wie die Commodity Futures Trading Commission am Freitag mitteilte, haben die spekulativen Finanzinvestoren ihre Netto-Longpositionen auf zwölf in den USA gehandelte […]
Weaker dollar bumps copper up from two-month low
LONDON, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Copper prices rose on Monday from a two-month low last week, helped by a weaker dollar and more stable global markets that encouraged a return to riskier assets. A weaker dollar makes metals cheaper for users of other currencies and can spur demand. “A dip in the dollar has lifted […]
