Global News Of Note: Chinese Steel Outputs Falls While Aluminum Exports Expand
What happens abroad impacts MSCI members in North America. Here is the latest economic, trade, and other policy news of note for the last week:
- China’s total crude steel output fell three percent in the first six months of 2026 from the same period one year before. The country’s steel output averaged 2.79 million tons per day from January to June. Read more at this link.
- As Mining.com reported, China’s unwrought aluminum and product exports climbed to a record high in June. Export volume rose to 711,000 metric tons in June, marking the first time this reading has been above 700,000 tons. Shipments were up 12.5 percent from May 2026 and 45.4 percent from June 2025. In the first six months of 2026, unwrought aluminum and product exports were up 16.3 percent from the same period a year earlier.