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Market Update | February 12, 2025

President Trump said on his first day in office during an Oval Office signing ceremony that his administration is planning to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports as soon as February 1. He also said his administration is not yet ready to impose universal tariffs. As a reminder, the U.S. receives about 40% of its imported steel from Canada and Mexico and sends 90% of its exported steel to those two countries. The 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are likely to support steel prices.

Market Update | February 6, 2025

President Trump said on his first day in office during an Oval Office signing ceremony that his administration is planning to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports as soon as February 1. He also said his administration is not yet ready to impose universal tariffs. As a reminder, the U.S. receives about 40% of its imported steel from Canada and Mexico and sends 90% of its exported steel to those two countries. The 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are likely to support steel prices.

Market Update | January 22, 2025

President Trump said on his first day in office during an Oval Office signing ceremony that his administration is planning to impose 25% tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports as soon as February 1. He also said his administration is not yet ready to impose universal tariffs. As a reminder, the U.S. receives about 40% of its imported steel from Canada and Mexico and sends 90% of its exported steel to those two countries. The 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are likely to support steel prices.

Market Update | December 18, 2024

November new housing starts were at a 1.289 million unit rate, down 1.8% from October and down 14.6% from the 1.510 million unit rate in November 2023. This is the lowest monthly start rate since July. The drop in starts in November mainly came from multi-family units, which came in at their lowest rate since March. However, permits, an indicator for future construction, increased after sliding in the previous two months.