Final Thoughts

Final Thoughts

Written by John Packard


When is Sunday really Monday and Tuesday suppose to be Wednesday…? One of the changes SMU is making is to date our newsletters on the day they are actually produced and sent. So, you will note that tonight’s newsletter is dated, Tuesday, September 3rd as opposed to Wednesday, September 4th.

SMU will produce three Executive Newsletters per week – on Sunday evening, Tuesday evening and Thursday evening with the exception of holidays and the week between Christmas and New Years.

We are conducting our early September steel market analysis this week.  Invitations were sent out at 7:30 AM on Tuesday morning and reminders will go out at 8:00 AM ET tomorrow (Wednesday). Please take a moment to find your invite, click on the link and fill out our questionnaire.

What to watch this week: scrap prices for the month of June, SMU Steel Buyers Sentiment Index, lead times and mill negotiations.

As always your business is truly appreciated by all of us here at Steel Market Update.

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Ethan Bernard, SMU Team

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What happens when ChatGPT meets SMU's Market Chatter? No, this is not an idea for the latest Hollywood blockbuster. Then again, with what Hollywood is putting out these days, Chatter Meets Chat might just turn out to be a hit. Rather, it’s that old idea of putting theory into practice. Recently, I conducted an interview with Doug Schrock, managing principal of AI at public accounting and consulting firm Crowe. He gave some tips on how to implement AI into your business.