IHS Markit’s Global Business Outlook for February showed that the net balance of global firms predicting output to rise over the coming year minus those predicting it will decline is at +18 percent in February, […] Read More
IHS Markit’s Global Business Outlook for February showed that the net balance of global firms predicting output to rise over the coming year minus those predicting it will decline is at +18 percent in February, […] Read More
As readers certainly are aware, the coronavirus has rattled markets, lawmakers, health officials, and the industrial metals industry. Last week culminated in an announcement by the World Health Organization (WHO) that it was raising its […] Read More
According to FastMarketsAMM (subscription required), global crude steel production rose 2.1 percent from January 2019 to January 2020 due mostly to a 7.2 percent increase in Chinese steel production. Production declined in Canada (-6.5 […] Read More
The Conference Board of Canada has released a 124-page analysis of the Canadian economy—where it is, and where it is headed. The study said: Economic growth is expected to improve in the coming months—from 1.6 […] Read More
According to the Federal Reserve, industrial production declined 0.3 percent in January due to “unseasonably warm weather” that “held down the output of utilities” and to the fact that “a major manufacturer significantly slowed […] Read More