September 9, 2026
We ran a check with a top-tier national flat-rolled service center to pressure-test the +36% HRC melt-up. The read: this rally is built on lean inventories, import displacement and mill discipline — not end-demand. It…
September 3, 2026
LME Metal Prices Mostly Higher vs. Previous Close: Yesterday, Copper -0.70% to $6.50/lb; aluminum +0.92% to $1.64/lb; nickel +2.14% to $8.78/lb; zinc +0.28% to $1.80/lb; lead -0.02% to $1.09/lb; gold +2.56% to $4,494/oz; silver +2.89%…
August 21, 2026
CLF -12.8%, NUE -11.8%, STLD -15.2% in three sessions on the Section 232 headline, while HRC futures fell -0.2% and Nucor’s CSP held an 11-month-high $1,170/ton. We reconcile the gap with a proprietary channel check…
August 5, 2026
LME Metal Prices Mostly Higher vs. Previous Close: Today, Copper +1.53% to $6.43/lb; aluminum -0.08% to $1.59/lb; nickel -2.13% to $8.80/lb; zinc +1.16% to $1.69/lb; lead +2.12% to $1.05/lb; gold +1.85% to $4,153/oz; silver +3.00%…
July 8, 2026
Q&A with Majestic Steel | Corroborated against SMU, Mysteel & CRU-settled market data The Bottom Line. We went back to the channel. After twenty-two consecutive weekly Nucor HRC price hikes — not a typo (Ex….
July 7, 2026
LME Metal Prices Mostly Higher vs. Previous Close: Today, Copper -0.03% to $6.06/lb; aluminum +0.34% to $1.53/lb; nickel +0.16% to $8.54/lb; zinc +0.97% to $1.65/lb; lead -0.18% to $1.06/lb; gold +0.07% to $4,168/oz; silver -1.07%…
June 23, 2026
LME Metal Prices Mostly Higher vs. Previous Close: Yesterday, Copper -0.70% to $6.15/lb; aluminum +0.43% to $1.61/lb; nickel -2.05% to $8.98/lb; zinc -0.68% to $1.65/lb; lead -0.66% to $1.09/lb; gold +0.86% to $4,191/oz; silver +0.45%…
May 20, 2026
LME Metal Prices Mostly Higher vs. Previous Close: Today, Copper -1.09% to $6.07/lb; aluminum +0.30% to $1.63/lb; nickel +1.05% to $9.56/lb; zinc -0.19% to $1.63/lb; lead -0.01% to $1.10/lb; gold +1.39% to $4,545/oz; silver +3.47%…
April 15, 2026
LME Metal Prices Surge Higher vs. Previous Close: Yesterday, Copper +2.16% to $6.02/lb; aluminum +1.19% to $1.65/lb; nickel +3.03% to $9.25/lb; zinc +0.72% to $1.57/lb; lead +0.09% to $1.10/lb; gold +2.14% to $4,842/oz; silver +5.22% to…
March 31, 2026
LME Metal Prices Mostly Higher Today vs. Previous Close: Today, Copper +0.94% to $5.57/lb; aluminum +0.94% to $1.62/lb; nickel -0.39% to $9.02/lb; zinc +0.66% to $1.55/lb; lead +0.35% to $1.08/lb; gold +3.70% to $4,678/oz; silver +7.22%…
March 11, 2026
LME Metal Prices Mixed Today vs. Previous Close: Today, Copper +1.34% to $5.92/lb; aluminum +2.25% to $1.66/lb; nickel -1.29% to $9.32/lb; zinc +0.11% to $1.61/lb; lead -0.17% to $1.10/lb; gold -0.23% to $5,180/oz; silver -1.90% to…
March 2, 2026
LME Metal Prices Mostly Lower vs. Previous Close: Today, Copper -1.92% to $5.92/lb; aluminum +0.94% to $1.57/lb; nickel -2.00% to $9.32/lb; zinc -0.48% to $1.61/lb; lead -0.35% to $1.10/lb; gold +0.60% to $5,311/oz; silver -6.52% to…
February 18, 2026
LME Metal Prices Flat-to-Higher vs. Previous Close: Today, Copper +2.35% to $5.83/lb; aluminum flat at $1.53/lb; nickel flat at $9.20/lb; zinc flat at $1.59/lb; lead +0.86% to $1.09/lb; gold -0.23% to $5,046/oz; silver +6.24% to $78.11/oz;…
February 10, 2026
LME Metal Prices Mostly Lower vs. Previous Close: Today, Copper -0.36% to $5.92/lb; aluminum -0.28% to $1.54/lb; nickel -0.39% to $9.16/lb; zinc -0.89% to $1.60/lb; lead +0.86% to $1.09/lb; gold -0.23% to $5,046/oz; silver -1.60% to…
February 2, 2026
LME Metal Prices Mostly Lower vs. Previous Close: Today, Copper -3.41% to $5.94/lb; aluminum -5.12% to $1.55/lb; nickel -3.8% to $9.15/lb; zinc -3.92% to $1.63/lb; lead -1.4% to $1.09/lb; gold -4.45% to $4,676/oz; silver -8.26% to…