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Iron ore futures soared on Monday after latest data indicated that China is recovering robustly from the coronavirus pandemic. The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Manager for May came in at 50.7, better than both market estimates and the reading of previous month of 49.6 and 49.4 respectively, indicating that China is expanding faster than expected. …
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Market participants were in doubt if the Capesize market would continue to enjoy higher rates over potential supply outages from Brazil. The expected lower volume from Brazil was met with high iron ore prices that firmed up rates as the Capesize 5 time charter average jumped by $141 to $3,369 on Friday. The jump was …
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Chinese futures started the week on bullish note, amid market supply concerns and better economic data from China. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, hiked up by 3.22% day-on-day to RMB 752.50 per tonne on Monday. Following the rally, the steel rebar contract on the Shanghai …
Brent crude was unchanged at $37.84 a barrel, in the first day of trading in the contract with August as the front month. WTI crude futures for July delivery were at $35.53 a barrel, up 4 cents, or 0.1%, by 0629 GMT. OPEC+ is set to discuss a short extension of its current output cuts, …
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Copper in Shanghai headed for its best close since March in a relief rally after U.S.-China tensions eased and manufacturing data from the Asian nation pointed to a continuing slow recovery. President Donald Trump’s threatened new measures against China proved weaker than expected, easing a major source of market jitters over the past week. That left …
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Soybean futures in Chicago advanced as the dollar extended declines and President Donald Trump stopped short of spelling out tough new sanctions against China over Hong Kong and kept the phase one trade deal with Beijing intact. Corn increased, while wheat snapped two days of gains. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index tumbled to the weakest in …
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Iron ore’s surge, with its latest jump to three-digits, is set to persist in the short term powered by supply concerns, before a market surplus in the second half spells a decline for the steelmaking material. Physical spot ore surged to $101.05 a ton on Friday, the highest since August, according to Mysteel Global. Elevated steel …
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When China sneeze, the world catches cold, as the saying goes. However, if China economy recovers, how will the global market react? Once again, there were signs of recovery for the country’s economic after it was heavily embattled by the coronavirus pandemic earlier this year. In May, both the official and private Purchasing Manufacturing Index …
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Chinese futures rallied toward the end of the trading close, on higher construction steel demand and tighter inventory. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, jumped by 6.44% day-on-day to RMB 752 per tonne on Friday. Following the rally, the steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures …
Sluggish Pacific and Atlantic had dragged down Capesize rates and reversed much of the gains that occurred in previous week. By Thursday, the Capesize 5 time charter average went down further by $558 to $3,228, despite more buyers entry at the afternoon session in trying to lift the market. Given the volatile Capesize rates and …
