SMU Steel Buyers Sentiment Index: Weakening?

Steel Market Update (SMU) has two Steel Buyers Sentiment Indices, current and future. We normally concentrate our initial comments on the current index, how buyers and sellers of steel feel about business conditions and their company’s ability to be successful in the current market. However, today and going forward, we will begin focusing on how buyers and sellers feel about their company’s ability to be successful three to six months into the future.

Based on questions we have been receiving about demand from both our readers and members of the financial community we think our Futures Sentiment Index may address those issues better than our current index.