Author archives: Hao Pei

Ferrous Market –    Tangshan closed 7 blast furnaces(450m³) and set target to quit the low rank on air pollution level among 168 major inspected cities. China political conference started from today and market expect Hebei air pollution level would come down following historical rule. Tangsong indicated pig iron decrease by 11,500 tonnes/day. Current pig iron …

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Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore corrected and price movement were slow after Chinese New Year. The first support on 1089.5 was higher than 1041, which was the lower bound of gap created during the first day after Chinese New Year. However hourly candles created a descending tunnel with lower highs and lows. Hourly …

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Ferrous Market –    In the year 2020, China crude steel production 1.06 billion tonnes, up 7% y-o-y. Steel production 13.25 billion tonnes, up 10% y-o-y. China export 53.67 million tonnes of steel, down 16.5% y-o-y. Import steel 20.23 million tonnes, up 19.8% y-o-y. –    Steel bank construction steel inventory 9.81 million tonnes, up 9.14% w-o-w. …

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Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore pick up fast this afternoon however correct back few minutes after. U.S. Dollar linked metal indicated very high correlation over the entire February. U.S. dollar broke important level at 90 at noon. Hourly candles were in the consolidation range. Hourly MACD was narrowing below 0 axis. Hourly CCI …

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Ferrous Market –    South Africa invested 250 million U.S. dollars into a new iron ore separation method(UHDMS) to increase the quality of Sishen mines, which expected to increase the mining cycle by 4 years to the year 2039. The project was approved by Kumba commission. –    Tangshan 10 sample steel mills pig iron before tax …

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Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore consolidated in narrow range after a big movement before and after Powell’s speech. Be aware of the lower lows and lower highs created over the three trading days of the week. A breakdown on 1089- 1090 area would potentially initiate a correction and chances to fill the gap …

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Ferrous Market –    Brazil miner CSN Q4 iron ore production 9.47 million tonnes, down 18% from Q3, down 11.4% y-o-y. Q4 iron ore sales 8.64 million tonnes, down 6% from Q3, down 16.4% y-o-y. –    MySteel estimate year 2021 iron ore delivery increase 96.3 million tonnes, major contributed by Brazil, India, and U.S.. Q1 supply …

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Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore create historical high during the first 3 minutes by Asian opening, however gave back most of gains during the day. Hourly MACD softened below 0 axis. Hourly CCI potentially create a bearish divergence with iron ore price. The after CNY iron ore growth was majorly contributed by the …

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