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The bill on the IEEPA tariffs will go to the Senate for a vote.

The soaring Midwest premium, scrap bans, tariffs and geopolitical issues—we have plenty to talk about in 2026.

From the physical side, as prices for key commodities soar, demand retrenchment – if not outright destruction – materializes. We see this sign most clearly in the Chinese physical markets, which have turned extremely quiet of late in light of the steep price run-ups. That’s particularly the case in copper, nickel, and aluminum.

Trade deals, substitution, and the Midwest premium in the year ahead

Join aluminum experts and Aluminum Market Update (AMU) contributors Greg Wittbecker and Edward Meir for an AMU Community Chat on on Thurs., Jan. 22, at 11 am ET to find out.

AMU and SMU are pleased to announce that Wells Fargo Managing Director Timna Tanners will be joining us for a Community Chat webinar on Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 11 am ET.

Meir spoke last week during an AMU Community Chat on a wide range of topics affecting the aluminum market.

Robert DeFrancesco and Alan Price, trade attorneys with Wiley Law, discussed the impact tariffs have had on steel and aluminum markets, and what could happen if they are changed or repealed.

It was another volatile week in the markets as wild gyrations in US equities rocked the commodity space as well. By week's end, both complexes went their separate ways. Stocks closed mixed, while commodities ended lower based on a general index that we follow.

Aluminum finished down by 1.25%. But there is no easing in physical premiums, which continue to climb in both the US and Europe.