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Oil Through the Looking Glass 16/10/20

*Oil Continues Negative Move on Covid Worries* New restrictions across the globe are being introduced as Covid-19 resurges and cases are increasing. This had led to renewed concerns about the outlook for economic growth and therefore the demand for oil and products. Reuters noted that top oil traders Vitol, Trafigura and Gunvor were seeing a …

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Freight Intraday Morning Technical

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A decent rebound for the post-Golden week

A total of 1.5 million mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Oct 16, up almost 8.7% week-on-week as compared to the 1.38 million mt recorded as of Sep 30. The uptick in trading volumes was due to the return of Chinese participants from the weeklong National Day holidays in early October. …

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DCE dips further as port inventory reaches 7-month high

Iron ore futures ended the week in decline due to high port inventory and slow steel demand in China. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange dipped down by 0.63% day-on-day to RMB 785.50 per tonne on Friday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange remained flattish …

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Capesize rates drop on weak shipping fundamentals

Capesize freight rates continued to decline further due to aggressive selloff in paper market and bearish sentiment in the physical market. The Capesize 5 time charter average fell by $1,568 day-on-day to $21,737 on Thursday, as buyers retreated from the market, while sellers chased it lower. As such, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then fell …

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Fertilizer Financial Markets Commentary/Curves

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European Close 15-10-20

For iron ore, the bearish rhetoric is increasing as we continue to hear about global supply. The November futures have now seen four days of negative price action and this is getting buyers anxious, as the price must be justified when you are USD 40 above 5-year average values. USD 108.84 is the next logical …

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