Final Thoughts

We're less than a month out from Steel Summit 2025. Have you already signed up?

A scrap trader looks back fondly at blast furnace steelmaking.

Is this just a severe case of the summer doldrums? Will demand improve in the fall, as it often does? Or has uncertainty around tariffs and the economy created a more lasting impact?

President Trump said a negotiated deal with Canada might not occur, and all existing tariffs, along with those set to take effect soon, will stay in place, according to media reports.

Is there any clarity to be hoped for on the tariff front?