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Chinese futures remained stagnant in the view of the Dragon Boat festival in the Jun 25-27 period. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, were unchanged day-on-day at RMB 771 per tonne on Thursday. Similarly, the steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was flat at …
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Capesize rates seemed to set its sight for the $30,000 level in view of high iron ore prices that lifted shipping demand for moving iron ores. The Capesize 5 time charter average hiked up further by $1,985 day-on-day to $28,657 on Wednesday, despite aggressive sell off at the Q3 contracts. Due to Capesize rally, the …
This week the team talk $6 million dollar bail, Cape splits, and EU travel bans; all this is alongside our usual in depth analysis of the supply and demand factors affecting commodity market prices. Available now on the FIS website (www.freightinvestorservices.com/media ) Spotify https://open.spotify.com/show/7yMLsm5s8tLtrCQr7bG8wD?si=FW6Rvj9HRjClAx3vRjq8iw And Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/sg/podcast/fis-castaway/id1507094242
HMS 80:20 Scrap *Turkish import prices fall $10 over the last week* Following a proactive procurement plan over the last month on Turkish Scrap, Turkish mills now appear to have taken to the sidelines with ample stock. Turkish import prices have gradually drifted down over the last week from the 3-month high of $270/t. The …
