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☆ Morning Bid: Red wave
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

The "red wave", however, showed up in markets. The S&P 500 (.SPX) fell 2% on Wednesday and the dollar seemed to catch a bid from a wave of cryptocurrency selling. Bonds rallied with the risk-averse mood, which opens the door for disappointment as U.S. inflation data comes into focus later on Thursday. Share markets fell around Asia, with MSCI's broadest ex-Japan index (.MIAPJ0000PUS) down 1%. European futures fell 0.6%.

☆ Midterms could be a positive catalyst for stocks as investors await next big inflation report
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-04 | by ( Patti Domm | In | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There are two big hurdles for markets in the week ahead - another potentially hot consumer inflation report and the Congressional midterm elections. "100% of the time, the S & P 500 has been up 12 months after the midterm election." Midterm rallies Stocks tend to gain in the final months of midterm election years, and strategists have been expecting the market to move higher. CFRA Chief Market Strategist Sam Stovall said even when interest rates are climbing, the midterm election has been a catalyst for stocks. He examined market performance in other midterm election years when interest rates were going up.

☆ Five dead after methane leak at ArcelorMittal coal mine in Kazakhstan
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

NUR-SULTAN, Nov 3 (Reuters) - Five people died after a methane gas leak at an ArcelorMittal (MT.LU) coal mine in Kazakhstan on Thursday, the company said, and four more people have been hospitalised. The company said it continued rescue work at the mine in the Qaraghandy region in central Kazakhstan where ArcelorMittal operates the country's biggest steel mill. Reporting by Tamara Vaal; Writing by Olzhas Auyezov; Editing by Muralikumar AnantharamanOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ BHP Group, ArcelorMittal trial carbon capture at Europe, US steel plants
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File PhotoLONDON, Oct 27 (Reuters) - BHP Group (BHP.AX) is teaming up with steelmaker ArcelorMittal (MT.LU) and two others to test a new technology to reduce carbon emissions in steel making at two plants in Belgium and North America. By discharging over 3 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide a year, the steel industry accounts for 7-9% of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. BHP's partnerships, for example, also include one with India's Tata Steel (TISC.NS), which uses biomass as a source of energy. "There isn't a silver bullet, there isn't one path or technology for low-carbon emissions in steelmaking," Pant said. "We are covering many different technologies and geographies with these partnerships ... to enable lower GHG emissions steel and support the reduction of carbon intensity in blast furnaces," Pant said.

☆ Sasol, ArcelorMittal to jointly explore green hydrogen, carbon capture projects
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Oct 18 (Reuters) - South African petrochemicals company Sasol (SOLJ.J) on Tuesday said it was partnering steelmaker ArcelorMittal South Africa (ACLJ.J) to explore carbon capture technology and steel production using green hydrogen. ArcelorMittal South Africa is Africa's biggest steel producer, with a significant carbon footprint. In a statement, Sasol said the two firms would jointly advance a green hydrogen and derivatives study on the Saldanha region's potential as an export hub for green hydrogen and derivatives, as well as green steel production. They will study the use of renewable electricity and green hydrogen to convert captured carbon from ArcelorMittal's Vanderbijlpark steel plant into sustainable fuels and chemicals, it said. "These studies are anchored by the local need for green hydrogen and sustainable products, cementing Sasol as the leading contributor to the development of southern Africa's green hydrogen economy," said Priscillah Mabelane, Executive Vice President for Energy.

☆ SINAI Technologies raises $22 mln backed by Energize Ventures
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-27 | by ( Juliette Portala | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

SummarySummary Companies SINAI helps companies cut emissions and reallocate capitalArcelorMittal, Natura, Toshiba, Siemens among SINAI customersPresidio Ventures, NEC Translink Capital take part in roundSept 27 (Reuters) - U.S.-based SINAI Technologies, which produces technology to help companies measure carbon emissions and recommends ways of mitigating them, has raised $22 million from investors including Energize Ventures to fund growth, it said on Tuesday. "But it's ultimately up to the (companies) to decide where they are going to invest." Eileen Waris, principal at Energize Ventures, said that SINAI had cut through a climate space which could be considered as "crowded" by early-stage companies. "I have no doubt they will make it to the next round of funding," she stated. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Juliette Portala ; Editing by Carolyn Cohn and Jan HarveyOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Steel makers fear deepening crisis from energy crunch as output halted
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Philip Blenkinsop | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

Stainless metal coils are seen at the Belgian site of stainless steel maker Aperam, which has been forced to slow production due to spiralling energy prices, in Genk, Belgium September 22, 2022. Even with four wind turbines and over 50,000 solar panels at its site in eastern Belgium, stainless steel maker Aperam has been forced to halt production as surging energy prices bite. Hallemans says the potential payout producers such as Aperam would receive is unclear and could be months away, with energy prices sky-high just as Aperam seeks to bind customers to annual contracts. ThyssenKrupp Steel Europe has trimmed production there, with customers hesitant in the face of an emerging recession and energy prices that challenge its international competitiveness. Eurofer says the situation has worsened markedly since its August forecast of a modest 1.7% decline of European steel consumption this year, but a solid 5.6% rebound in 2023.

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