Steel Short-Term Forecasts

You can stay ahead of steel market trends with Fastmarkets forecasting and analysis. Feel reassured when leading price negotiations and make business decisions with confidence when you have our comprehensive resources at your fingertips. The Fastmarkets platform combines in-depth market analysis and independent monthly research; it also has over 90% forecasting accuracy year-on-year. 

Consolidated market coverage: Fastmarkets is bringing together all of our steel forecasting into one service. Aligned with Fastmarkets benchmarks and rigorous forecasting methodology, our independent short-term forecasts provide the necessary tools to predict future trends in the steel market. This includes:

• Carbon steel including slabs, billets, hot-rolled sheet/coil, cold-rolled sheet/coil, plats, HDG, debars, wire rods and sections
• Tube and pipe including:
  • Seamless OCTG and linepipe, including casing J/K55, API 5CT Casing N80 Q, Casing L80, linepipe API 5LB, boiler tube and ASTM A519 markets
  • Welded linepipe and OCTG, including standard pipe, linepipe and OCTG, mechanical pipe and hollow structural sections (HSS)
• Galvanized steel and tinplate including pre-paint and galvanized (ELG and HDG)
• Stainless steels covering 304, 316 and 430 grades

Delivery formats for Steel Short-Term Forecasts

Short-term forecast workspaces will display price forecasts alongside price history in customizable workspaces where you can quickly navigate to relevant market commentary and in-depth analysis. PDF reports and supporting Excel spreadsheets with relevant market data from the following:

• Steel Short-Term Forecast Tracker
• Tube and Pipe Short-Term Forecast Tracker
• Galvanized and Tinplate Short-Term Forecast Tracker
• Stainless Steel Short-Term Forecast Tracker