Daily DCE Review 2/6/21

Iron ore futures rose for the third consecutive day since the start of the week, due to market optimism over possible easing of steel output curbs in Tangshan. The futures of Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery then rose by 2.77% on-day or up RMB 31.50 to RMB 1,168.50/mt on Wednesday. The steel rebar …

Daily Capesize Review 1/6/21

Capesize freight rates rebounded from previous losses and holidays lull, as the improving Pacific basin offered market supports. The Capesize 5 time charter average, however still fell by $582 day-on-day to $25,032 on Tuesday, despite the rebound as more trade participants returned from holiday period. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then fell by 1.08% or …

FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 02/06/21

Brent crude futures for August settled up 93 cents, or 1.3%, to $70.25 a barrel after hitting $71 earlier in the session – its highest intra-day price since March 8. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for July was up $1.40, or 2.1%, to $67.72. As widely expected OPEC+ confirmed yesterday that they will go ahead …

Iron Ore DCE Sep Daily Technical Review 2/6/21

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore September contract tested high and corrected to very close level as yesterday. Hourly MACD narrowed. Hourly slow stochastic KD created dead cross near overbought area in previous hours. CCI retreated from bullish area. Hourly candles flattened. However technical signals were indicating a neutral with potential to test low. …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 2/6/21

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: ·         Iron ore short-run neutral. Macro ·         The China Market Supervision Agency said will closely track the volatility of commodity prices, strengthen pre-risk analysis, regularly monitors the trend of iron ore, steel, coal, crude oil and other commodity prices, create weekly analysis reports, and implement effective supervision. ·         China May …

FIS Morning Report Tanker FFA 02-06-21

News Headlines: OIL DAYBOOK EUROPE: OPEC+ Gives Little Away; Iran Talks Extended (Bloomberg) OPEC+ left crude consumers in limbo, sticking to its plan of monthly output increases until July but refused to give any hints about further moves until there’s clear evidence more oil is needed.     (Saudi Up 500,000 Barrels a Day; China …