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    March 15, 2024

    SMU survey: Current Sentiment Index falls, Future Sentiment rises

    Written by Ethan Bernard

    SMU’s Current Steel Buyers’ Sentiment Index edged down while the Future Sentiment Index ticked up, according to our most recent survey data.

    Every other week, we poll steel buyers about market sentiment. The indices measure how steel buyers feel about their companies’ chances of success in the current market as well as three to six months down the road. (Our website has historical data going back to 2008.)

    Ethan Bernard

    Ethan Bernard is managing editor for Steel Market Update. He previously worked for American Metal Market as a copy editor in the New York office for two years, starting in 2008. Later, he copy edited AMM’s monthly magazine on a freelance basis from 2015 until 2017. With experience in financial copywriting and textbook publishing, he holds a BA in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley, and an MFA in Creative Writing from New York University. He can be reached at ethan@steelmarketupdate.com or 724-759-7871.

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