Connecting the Dots

On October 29, President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping reached a trade agreement that includes reducing U.S. tariffs on goods coming into the country from China and a pause in China’s new rare-earth […] Read More

In late October, President Donald Trump announced that his administration had reached trade agreements with Cambodia and Malaysia and is making progress in talks with Thailand and Vietnam. According to the White House proclamation, key […] Read More

Last week, U.S. senators had the opportunity to vote on three joint resolutions to overturn the national emergency declarations that President Donald Trump used to levy several tariffs. All three resolutions were approved when a […] Read More

The Trump administration has eliminated regulations put into place by the Biden administration that had imposed stricter limits on emissions from copper smelters. That regulations, which were only finalized in May 2024, required smelters to […] Read More

Connecting the Dots monitors all major economic announcements in the United States and Canada, but the Metals Service Center Institute also offers industrial metals industry-specific data products that provide much deeper analysis and insight. Visit […] Read More