Germany: Job Losses, Bankruptcies, and the Illusion of Protectionism – Stainless Espresso
28 May 2026 – Base metals showed themselves to be largely stable on Thursday in Asia, and also at the start of trading in Europe, with another sideways movement. Germany’s free fall: almost 500,000 jobs gone, insolvencies at a 20-year high – and...
EU Commission on Steel Tariffs and CBAM: SMEs Are Being Abandoned – Stainless Espresso
EU Commission on Steel Tariffs and CBAM: SMEs Are Being Abandoned 27 May 2026 – Base metals continued to show stable sideways movement on Wednesday. The EU Commission’s answer to a parliamentary question on steel tariffs and CBAM shows: SMEs are being...
Indonesia Tightens the Nickel Tap Further – Stainless Espresso
Indonesia Tightens the Nickel Tap Further 26 May 2026 – The world’s largest nickel producer is nationalizing its ferroalloy exports. Anyone who thought NPI imports were a permanent solution may now have a problem. Base metals on the LME are showing stable...
Indonesia: Skilled labour shortage threatens nickel industry – Stainless Espresso
Indonesia: Skilled labour shortage threatens nickel industry 30 May 2025 – Indonesia, the world’s leading nickel supplier, faces a growing challenge: the shortage of skilled workers is slowing down the expansion of this strategically important industry....
US federal court declares Liberation Day tariffs unlawful – Stainless Espresso
US federal court declares Liberation Day tariffs unlawful 29 May 2025 – On Wednesday, a federal court in the US state of New York declared the US government’s Liberation Day tariffs imposed on 2 April to be unlawful. However, Section 232 tariffs on steel and...Advertisements
