China has been an economy that has faced significant headwinds, with multiple predictions of doom and gloom failing to materialize. The notion that China was causation for commodity deflation was a popular meme, but steel consumption is picking up. A Goldman Sachs report looks at steel demand and tracks how government credit stimulus efforts impact steel demand. The report tracks stimulus and its impact based on how it is injected into the economy. Credit Stimulus – Steel demand expected to remain strong, with stimulative impact depending on delivery mechanism Steel demand out of China should remain strong until at least…
China Credit Stimulus Pushing Steel Demand Until 1st Half 2017
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.