Daily DCE Review 8/4/21

Iron ore futures dropped slightly at the afternoon close, despite a rally at the start of the afternoon trading session. The most-traded iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), then dipped down by 0.56% day-on-day or down RMB 5.50 to RMB 982.50/mt on Thursday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange, …

Daily Capesize Review 7/4/21

Capesize freight rates rose on better shipping demand in both basins and firm market outlook for Q2. The Capesize 5 time charter average then increased by $1,506 day-on-day to $22,468 on Wednesday, with May and June contracts jumping over $25,000/day levels. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also went up by 1.67% or 35 points to …