PRESSURES ON U.S. POLICYMAKERS FOR CURRENCY OR PRICE STABILITY GROW; EVIDENCE OF LESS THAN EXPECTED DEMAND AND OUTPUT 3/9/2008
PRESSURES ON U.S. POLICYMAKERS FOR CURRENCY OR PRICE STABILITY GROW; EVIDENCE OF LESS THAN EXPECTED DEMAND AND OUTPUT
PRESSURES ON U.S. POLICYMAKERS FOR CURRENCY OR PRICE STABILITY GROW; EVIDENCE OF LESS THAN EXPECTED DEMAND AND OUTPUT
ALUMINUM INDUSTRY – – – INTERNATIONAL ALUMINUM INSTITUTE (IAI) SEMIANNUAL CAPACITY SURVEY ESTIMATES ALMOST A 1% INCREASE IN THE RISE FOR 2008 AND 2009 3/14/2008
GOLD PRICE ESTIMATE FOR 2009 RAISED TO $1,250 FROM $850 ON “UNCHANGED CPI” REPORT PAVING WAY TO ANOTHER SHORT-TERM INTEREST RATE CUT TO 2% FROM 3% FROM 5.25% IN MID-2007 3/17/2008
INTERNATIONAL PAPER (IP $28.77, rating raised to Overweight from NEUTRAL) IP AGREES TO BUY WEYERHAEUSER CONTAINER BOARD, PACKAGING, AND RECYCLING BUSINESS FOR $6 BILLION.
WORTHINGTON INDUSTRIES (WOR $16.96, rated OVERWEIGHT) STRONG VOLUMES PACE FEBRUARY QUARTER 3/23/2008
AVERAGE NONFERROUS PRICE FELL 11% LAST WEEK AS COPPER AND GOLD FELL LEAST AND SILVER, LEAD AND NICKEL FELL MOST 3/23/2008
AVERAGE NONFERROUS PRICE FELL 11% LAST WEEK AS COPPER AND GOLD FELL LEAST AND SILVER, LEAD AND NICKEL FELL MOST 3/23/2008
COMMENTS TO OUR METALS CONFERENCE MARCH 27, 2008 3/26/2008
HIGHLIGHTS OF OUR MARCH 27, 2008 METALS CONFERENCE 3/1/2008
FREEPORT-McMORAN COPPER AND GOLD (FCX $96.60, RATED OVERWEIGHT) PRICE TARGET RAISED TO $150 FROM $125 DUE TO HIGHER PRICES; IN NO-WIN SITUTATION IN CONGO; IMPLICATIONS SUGGEST A HIGHER COPPER AND COBALT PRICES AS SUPPLIES DELAYED 3/30/2008