AG paper supported at $220/t AG urea paper has seen support this past week around the $220 level on the prospect of continued Indian demand, but hasn’t traded this past week. India was only able to secure 628,000 tonnes in their most recent purchasing tender, well short of forecast requirements. Combined with double the national …
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Oil Through the Looking Glass 1/7/20
*Europe Next on the Crude Splurge List* After the reports a few weeks ago of the Chinese increase in crude buying, it seems that this is now waning. China has bought so much crude that its inventories have hit a record 847.50 million barrels in the week that began June 22, Kpler data showed. With …
Capesize hovers above $30,000 level and BDI reaches year-high
Capesize rates stabilized at the $30,000 level, but the market remained at backwardation as some trade participants do not believe on the long-term strength of capes. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average saw a small gain of $79 day-on-day to $30, 857 on Tuesday. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also spotted small gain of …
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Morning Oil Note 1/7/20
Oil futures rose this morning after lower than expected crude inventories in the United States, and despite an increase in coronavirus cases lightly obfuscating a positive demand outlook. At 3.45 am GMT front-month Brent futures were up 48 cents (1.2%), to $41.75 a barrel. WTI was up 54 cents (1.4%), at $39.81 a barrel. According …
DCE moves flattish amid high PMIs
Chinese futures remained almost flat for Wednesday, till a selldown in the afternoon session that led to a negative closing. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, went down slightly by RMB 2.00 or 0.27% day-on-day at RMB 742 per tonne on Wednesday. Similarly, the steel rebar …
