Today's news: the world will enter a "era of easing" * stainless steel prices have soared, steel mills have come to the extreme

Published: Jul 22, 2019 09:17

Macro information

China and the United States are implementing the important consensus of the G20 meeting that Chinese enterprises intend to continue to buy US agricultural products

Fed officials have different views on interest rate policy. The industry is worried that continued easing will lead to higher inflation.

Will the world enter an "era of easing"? The four central banks focused on the statements of the three central banks this week after cutting interest rates.

The Chancellor of the Exchequer will resign after Johnson's victory and will never support a hard Brexit

German Chancellor Angela Merkel: economic weakness gives Germany reason to stimulate the domestic economy

The central bank announces 11 measures to further open up the financial sector to the outside world

Metal news

[SMM analysis] Environmental protection, power restriction, Neiman? Forecast of NPI production in 2019

[SMM Analysis] consumption off-season & supply pressure is greater, zinc prices return to space material is limited.?

[SMM analysis] stainless steel prices have soared all the way, steel mills have come to the extreme, Xi Da Pu Ben?

The profits of listed steel enterprises compete with each other sharply and the surge in iron ore has greatly eroded their profits. [SMM special topic] listed steel enterprises compete with each other in terms of profits.

The weak pattern of rare earth market aggravates the future of medium and heavy rare earths is expected to go up. [SMM analysis] the weak pattern of rare earth market intensifies in the future.

The General Manager of Tangyin Iron and Steel Plant of Tangshan Iron and Steel Group was detained after the investigation of the general manager of Tangyin Iron and Steel Plant of Tangshan Iron and Steel Group.

Related news

Behind the entanglement of the adjustment of the property market policy in Kaifeng, it has become a new difficult problem for housing enterprises to enter the inventory on a large scale.

International Energy Agency: crude oil prices are not expected to "rise sharply"

Ganfeng lithium industry: the conversion price of "Ganfeng convertible bond" is adjusted to 42.28 yuan per share.

Xinxingyuan material: sign a guarantee agreement with Xinwanda to provide 1 billion square meters of lithium diaphragm in the next five years

The Philippine electric vehicle market is about to open, and Chinese power battery enterprises are highly respected.

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