In a ceremony in the East Room of the White House last Wednesday, President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He formally signed an interim, phase one trade deal that has eight chapters. The […] Read More
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In a ceremony in the East Room of the White House last Wednesday, President Donald Trump and Chinese Vice Premier Liu He formally signed an interim, phase one trade deal that has eight chapters. The […] Read More
The U.S. Senate last week voted to ratify the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) on a bipartisan, 89-10 vote. President Donald Trump is expected to sign the trade pact this week. (As a reminder, the U.S. […] Read More
On January 12, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued its final rule on “joint employer” status under the Fair Labor Standards Act. Under the new rule, manufacturers and businesses of all industries will enjoy […] Read More
Metals Service Center Institute members are heavily dependent on trucks and highways to move their products throughout the country, and the shortage of truck drivers in the United States have made operations more difficult and […] Read More
MSCI’s most recent Metals Activity Report (MAR) showed steel and aluminum shipments declined in the United States and rose in Canada. Specifically, U.S. service center steel shipments in December 2019 decreased by 4.2 percent […] Read More