Final Thoughts: Steel Summit 2025 has launched!

The first day of the SMU Steel Summit 2025 featured an in-depth look at the future. OK, it was a panel on futures led by Spencer Johnson, head of ferrous trading at StoneX Financial Inc. But it amounts to the same thing: looking forward and making a decision.

In the past few months, we’ve been hyper-focused on tariffs. You might’ve noticed. And you’ve probably taken a new interest in Truth Social posts as well.

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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