Nickel: Indonesia Reaches for Pricing Power – Stainless Espresso
Nickel: Indonesia Reaches for Pricing Power 19 August 2026 – Jakarta no longer wants merely to produce and supply nickel. In future, it also wants to play a central role in price formation. President Prabowo Subianto announced yesterday that an Indonesian...
EU and US: Brussels Discovers Protectionism, When Others Do It – Stainless Espresso
EU and US: Brussels Discovers Protectionism, When Others Do It 18 August 2026 – US Ambassador Andrew Puzder has touched a sensitive nerve in the Financial Times. The EU criticises American tariffs as protectionist, while simultaneously defending CBAM as a...
CBAM: 430 Pages of Instructions for a “Simplified” Law – Stainless Espresso
CBAM: 430 Pages of Instructions for a “Simplified” Law 17 August 2026 – CBAM: the Commission has added more than 430 pages of guidance to a body of rules already exceeding 3,000 pages, in order to explain its simplified Regulation. thyssenkrupp is...
Eurozone: Economic activity sees strongest growth in over a year – Stainless Espresso
Eurozone: Economic activity sees strongest growth in over a year 22 August 2025 – Amidst all the negative headlines, there are still some positive reports to be found. The eurozone economy continues to show signs of recovery. US-EU trade deal: Will there now be...
