Metal Bulletin will publish certain price assessments for long steel and billet products in Turkey on Friday August 31, 2018, instead of Thursday August 30, because of the country’s Victory Day public holiday.

Market participants contacted by Metal Bulletin disagreed on the outlook for the European rebar and wire rod market for May 2017.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Wednesday November 7.

Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories affecting the steel market over the past week.

Finished long steel prices have been on the rise in Europe through July and are expected to stay at high levels in August because of increased production costs.

Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were all down at the close of morning trading on Thursday January 23, the final trading day before Lunar New Year holidays kick off in China.

Metal Bulletin reviews the major stories affecting the steel market over the past week.

The latest news and price moves to start the Asian day on Tuesday March 20.

India’s JSW has launched a bid to purchase steelmaker Monnet Ispat Steel, representatives of both companies confirmed to Metal Bulletin on Monday January 29.

The European long steel market is expected to weaken next month amid slack demand and downward pressure from scrap prices.