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📊 Scrap & Economic Report — April 27, 2026
Consumer confidence just hit its lowest point since 1948. That is 78 years ago. Oil is back up. But the Dow surged 1,530 points to near a record. Here is your weekly snapshot:
✅ Steel: 1.848MT — up 5.8% YTD, 80% capacity utilization ✅ HRC Steel: $1,105/T — edging higher ✅ Copper: $6.03/lb — near record high ✅ Aluminum: $1.63/lb — near 4-year high ✅ Manufacturing PMI: 54 — best since May 2022 ✅ Retail sales: +1.7% — strong March number ✅ Dow: +1,530 to 49,447 — S&P hit all-time high
⚠️ Oil: $94.40/b — Hormuz still closed ⚠️ Scrap HMS: $368.33/GT — slight dip ⚠️ Consumer sentiment: 49.8 — worst since 1948 ⚠️ Inflation expectations (1yr): 4.7% — 7-month high ⚠️ Jobless claims: 1.821M — low hire, low fire
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📊 Scrap & Economic Report — April 13, 2026
Big week. Inflation hit a 4-year high. Consumer confidence crashed to a historic low. But ceasefire hopes sent the Dow up 1,322 points. Key numbers:
✅ Steel: 1.831MT — up 1.6% from last week, up 5.2% YTD ✅ HRC Steel: $1,087/T ✅ Copper: $5.87/lb ✅ Dow: +1,322 to 47,917
⚠️ Scrap HMS: $377.66/GT — down ⚠️ Oil: $96.56/b — volatile ⚠️ CPI: +3.3% YOY, +0.9% for March ⚠️ Consumer sentiment: 47.6 — historic low ⚠️ Q4 2025 GDP: just 0.5%
Full report at benlee.com. Have a safe and profitable week! 💪 — Greg Brown, BENLEE Roll-off Trailers
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