Good morning all. Brent crude was down 29 cents, or 0.7%, at $42.34 a barrel by 0335 GMT, while U.S. WTI crude futures fell 35 cents, or 0.9%, to $40.02 a barrel. The market has continued to come off recent highs after the API predicted a build of 1.7 million bbls for last week. It …
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Capesize rallies on high iron ore prices
Capesize rates rallied on bullish market sentiments after strong gains seen in both the Pacific and Atlantic basins. The Capesize 5 time charter average surged by $1,308 day-on-day to $26,672 on Tuesday, despite the lagging Q4 and Cal 21 contracts in the future market. Buoyed by the Capesize rally, the Baltic Dry Index (BDI) continued …
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Capesize lead the way
Another strong day in the dry freight market with the Capesize index up 5.16% due to Chinese iron ore restocking and increased infrastructure spending. The index out outperformed the Baltic Dry Index which rose 3.79% after positive performances from the Panamax index at + 1.65% and Supramax Index + 0.77%. The continued upside moves …
Pre-holiday restocking lifts iron ore futures
Iron ore futures moved above $99 on restocking ahead of the Chinese holiday. It was a busy day for iron ore traders as a flurry of trades were transacted as steel mills look to restock ahead of the Dragonboat festival holiday on Thursday and Friday. Some trade sources are expecting more spot supply …
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Oil Through the Looking Glass 23/6/20
*Sell Navarro, Buy Trump* The age-old trader saying of buy the rumour and sell the fact has a new variation in the market today. This centre’s around the confusing events of the US President and his trade advisor Peter Navarro. Navarro told Fox News in an interview that the trade deal with China was ‘over’; …