Author archives: Edward Hutton

FIS Castaway

Episode 16 is all about cross commodities. Alistair Pettey, the new head of FIS’s cross commodity execution desk joins Chris, Alex and Tom to discuss new developments as well as the usual markets updates. 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  

Steel and Scrap Update 15/7/20

Will we reach $260/t CFR for physical scrap? Stronger Chinese demand for finished steel products has helped increase Turkish scrap import prices over the past week. Again, there were a handful of physical bookings completed late last week between $255-$258/t CFR. According to Platts a US based seller transacted an HMS 90:10 cargo (which also …

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*Oil Through the Looking Glass 15/7/20*

*API Predicts Another Inventory Fall* The API released their prediction last night that US crude stocks fell by 8.3 million bbls, contrary to analysts’ expectations of a 2.1 million decline. These predictions have added to positive moves this morning, as Brent moved further above $43. The EIA will announce their figures today at 3.30pm UK …

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