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02 July 2009
Macroeconomists have been readjusting their forecasts of Chinese GDP growth in 2009 as it becomes clear that the Chinese government’s stimulus plan has had far-reaching effects over the previous two quarters.
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02 July 2009
Selected US domestic stainless steel prices for the week beginning 25 June 2009
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26 June 2009
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An outlook for the Asian stainless steel market for 2009
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23 June 2009
There has been some increased optimism in the European stainless steel market in the last few weeks that demand has made some tentative steps towards a recovery.
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18 June 2009
MBR has compiled a list of 12 indicators which we believe are important enough to point in the direction of an easing in the recession.
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16 June 2009
MBR understands that Chinese mills have again increased their list prices this week by Rmb350 ($51/tonne).
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10 June 2009
Stainless transaction rises increase by about 7% this month and MBR expects further increases next month.
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10 June 2009
Business remains difficult in the US stainless sector although base price increases announced last month are holding.
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10 June 2009
With mills fully booked for June sales, consumers will have little option but to pay the higher prices
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10 June 2009
Raw material prices are still dictating the pricing strategies of mills across the region.
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10 June 2009
We can say with a high degree of certainty that surcharges will rise again in July.
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10 June 2009
Monthly global stainless steel production for May 2009.
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10 June 2009
Recently a bullish trend started to be seen in LME stock data.
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10 June 2009
The stainless scrap markets have seen some price increases through May and the beginning of June.