Economy

August 18, 2019
Market-Linked Contracts Can Benefit Steel Buyers and Sellers--What If They Cease?
Written by Tim Triplett
By CRU Principal Analyst Josh Spoores
U.S. Steel recently announced its intent to withdraw from spot market-linked adjustable price contracts in 2020 (i.e. contracts where the price moves with the spot market in some way). The following offers insight on the use of such contracts and what may come about if the intended change is implemented more widely.


