Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 24/01/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • The Bank of Japan announced that it will maintain its current monetary policy unchanged and continue to adhere to the inflation control target of 2%. The Bank of Japan kept the short-term interest rate at negative 0.1% and kept the long-term interest rate at zero by purchasing long-term …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 23/01/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • Maersk diverts ME2 service around the Cape of Good Hope because the situation around Redsea and the Gulf of Aden remained unstable.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $129.45, -1.10, MTD $135.17. There was no seaborne trade yesterday. Although there was a small recovery on pig iron …