China, maker of half the world’s steel, probably boosted production to a record in April as mills fired up furnaces and domestic prices surged to 19-month highs, according to Sanford C.

U.S. Steel is leading the sector higher today after several UBS upgrades and is fulfilling much of the potential we cited on its chart last week . We highlighted an opportunity to get into X last ...

The US was the world’s No. 2 steel producer in 1980 and 1981 and again from 1991 to 1994, and 1998 and 1999 but ranked No. 3 in most other years until India moved up to the No. 3 position from ...

China’s push to transfer excess steel capacity by building plants overseas faces skepticism from analysts because of the size of the mills being proposed. The CHART OF THE DAY compares steel ...

Chart: The Economist The rich world has experienced surges in Chinese steel exports before, including in 2008 and 2015. Each of these episodes led to trade barriers being raised; between 2008 and ...