MEPS’s new Speaking of Steel podcast debates whether demand from the United States construction sector will support surging long product prices during 2026. 

Sarah Martin, associate director of forecasting at Dodge Construction Network, joins MEPS US steel market analysts Laura Hodges and Gary Sanders for the debate. The podcast episode, hosted by MEPS managing editor Tom Sharpe, can be accessed via YouTube, Spotify or Apple Podcasts. 

Listen now to benefit from: 

• A US construction sector outlook, delivered by Sarah Martin, associate director of forecasting at Dodge Construction Network 

• Analysis of areas of strength and weakness in the US construction sector, and the outlook for steel demand 

• Discussion around the effect of US Section 232 tariffs on the supply of rebar and beams to the construction sector, and the upward pressure applied to prices 

• Consideration of the possible effects of the Middle East conflict on inflation and interest rates