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    December 6, 2024

    SMU Survey: Current Sentiment Index slides, Future Sentiment steady

    Written by Ethan Bernard

    SMU’s Current Steel Buyers’ Sentiment Index slipped this week, while Future Sentiment was steady at one of the highest readings of the year, according to our most recent survey data.

    Every other week, we poll hundreds of steel buyers on their companies’ chances of success in today’s market, as well as their business expectations for the next three to six months. We use this information to calculate our Current Steel Buyers’ Sentiment Index and our Future Steel Buyers’ Sentiment Index, measures tracked since SMU’s inception.

    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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