SLX News and Press, VanEck Vectors Steel From 08/09/23

2023-08-09 12:09:00 ET Summary Our new monthly report looks at the performance of iron ore, copper, aluminium and other industrial metals, and their outlook for the rest of the year. Plunging trade in July fuelled more concerns about China's growth prospects. Exports fell by 14.5%...

2023-07-27 03:51:55 ET Summary Cyclical stocks, including those in the energy, financials, industrials, and materials sectors, are gaining strength, with the VanEck Steel ETF ranking first out of 37 in its sub class by Seeking Alpha’s quant rankings. SLX, a relatively small...

2023-07-25 03:29:00 ET Summary Economic resilience has continued through the first half of 2023, primarily driven by strong household balance sheets, strong wage growth. The leading indicators of coincident and lagging economic data suggest we should see hard data points like indu...

2023-07-19 11:00:00 ET Summary Steel might exist as a crucial product in modern societies, but it's also a major source of CO2 emissions. So what kind of a role could green steel play in the path toward net zero? While it's currently twice as expensive as less climate-friendly...

2023-07-17 20:29:00 ET Summary The UBS Constant Maturity Commodity Index (CMCI) underperformed the Bloomberg Commodity Index (BCOM) in Q2 2023 but continues to outperform year-to-date by over 3.5%. The declines in all commodity indexes during Q2 2023 was mostly due to the poor eco...

2023-07-06 14:25:37 ET Steel stocks post broad losses in Thursday's trading following a much stronger than expected ADP Employment Change Report for June, which triggered a jump in U.S. Treasury yields. ADP said private sector jobs jumped by 497K, the biggest monthly gain since July 202...

2023-07-06 04:34:00 ET Summary The China Iron and Steel Association statement asserts that the industry recently reached a critical turning point in terms of demand. The Chinese government continues to encourage mergers and production reductions to resolve the persistent issue of ...

2023-06-28 23:50:00 ET Summary Supply chains are almost back to normal in terms of activity, inventories and seasonality. Yet, there are plenty of uncertainties in both the government policy and physical risk heading into the second half of 2023 as firms start to implement long-te...

2023-06-18 10:31:30 ET Summary Emerging markets and commodities are showing strength amid a weak USD, which has a historical negative correlation with these sectors. Risk-on currencies like the Australian Dollar and Canadian Dollar have broken out against the USD, providing a supp...

2023-06-15 16:30:00 ET Summary China’s disappointing recovery following the COVID-19 reopening this spring has been the major reason for the declining commodities markets in May. The UBS Constant Maturity Commodity Index declined 5.78% and the Bloomberg Commodity Index decl...