Category archives: News
Capesize rates dip on subdued markets
Capesize rates reversed into losses after sluggish start to the week with little shipping activities. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average dropped by $616 day-on-day to $24,469 on Monday, due to the subdued Pacific and Atlantic market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then followed the dip and slipped by 1.87% day-on-day to 1,678 readings …
DCE rebounds on Chinese fiscal stimulus
Iron ore futures opened low and closed on high on Tuesday, following market optimism on China’s demand despite rising supply from miners. The most-traded iron ore for September delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange rebounded from yesterday losses and gained by 2.75% or RMB 22.50 day-on-day to RMB 841 a tonne on July 21. Joining …
Fertilizer Financial Markets Commentary/Curves
Oil Through the Looking Glass 21/7/20
Hedge Funds Pretty Flat on Oil Money managers seem to be staying clear of any new significant purchases of oil, or perhaps they have all taken a synchronised holiday, as purchases dropped to and equivalent 24 million bbls of futures and options, up slightly from 21 million the previous week, but still not really making …
Steel & Scrap Morning Report
FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 21/07/2020
At 2:27 am GMT, Brent futures were up 7 cents/b, or 0.16%, at $43.35/b, while WTI was up by 6 cents/b, or 0.15%, at $40.87/b, and it has continued to rise into the European trading hours. Prices were offered support by positive news on the development of vaccines as pharmaceuticals and medical institutions are …
