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August 6, 2024 New Zealand News Falling Inflation Brings The House Down With It The battle against inflation is being won. By the end of June, annualised inflation had come down to 3.3%, according to Stats NZ. That level is encouragingly close to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand´s target range of 1 – 3%. […]
August 6, 2024 Steel Market Summary – International Reasons Aplenty To Believe Rough Times Ahead The steel industry is simultaneously a driver of international commerce and a captive of global affairs. Its essential role in everyday life safeguards it against most economic downturns. But it is not impervious to the tectonic shifts in world order. […]
August 6, 2024 Steel Market Summary – Australia Steel Prices And Stock Markets – Heading South In the sporting world at the Paris Olympics, athletes are trying to achieve their `personal best´ and more. In the steel world, some previously high-performing products are now well below their personal best and may yet fall further. As […]
July 18, 2024 Steel Market Summary – Australia New Dwellings Up, Whyalla Back A slight increase in the number of new dwellings commenced in the March quarter is welcome news for the steel industry. However, the eye-catching figure within the modest 0.5% overall rise was the increase in new private sector house commencements which rose […]
July 5, 2024 Steel Market Summary – International Trade And Environmental Protections Assume Centre Stage The Chinese are fond of saying that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. In keeping with that notion, the decarbonisation of all steelmaking in China may have just taken a small but vital step forward. […]
July 5, 2024 New Zealand News Decline In Home Consents Punishes Steel Industry The World Steel Association claims that 52% of all steel produced each year is used in the building and infrastructure sector. It stands to reason, therefore, that any significant downturn in the amount of home building taking place will result in less […]
July 5, 2024 Steel Market Summary – Australia Rise In Housing Approvals Encourages Steel Industry Large government-funded infrastructure projects have been the saviour for steel consumption since the pandemic, and continue to be so. Construction in its many forms, both public and private, has fared less well and often for complex reasons related more to […]
June 18, 2024 Steel Market Summary – Australia Port Kembla Plate Mill Upgrade Approved The NSW Government has given planning approval for a major refurbishment of BlueScope Steel’s Port Kembla plate mill. The $300 million project will involve replacing two of the existing furnaces with a newer and more energy-efficient alternative, upgrading infrastructure, and modernising […]
June 6, 2024 Steel Market Summary – International Carbon Pricing – An Opportunity Within A Levy? At a time when respected Australian academics and commentators are pointing to the European Union´s carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM) as a model for fixing an Australian carbon price, South Africa has announced it may lodge a formal complaint […]
June 6, 2024 New Zealand News What The Government Promises, Reality Checks Seldom does a Treasurer predict that his/her budget will produce a bleaker future: and the Minister of Finance, Nicola Willis, duly followed suit last week when handing down her budget. Indeed, she mainly highlighted the tax relief of up to $102 per fortnight […]
