US steel prices should rebound in 2015

Recent weakness in US steel prices has mainly been driven by supply-side factors, not least Chinese supplies flooding the world market, as well as lower input prices. Considering the protectionist nature of the US steel industry, combined with healthy domestic demand, prices should recover in 2015.

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