Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 19/03/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral to Bullish.   Macro: • From January to February, China’s pig iron production reached 140.73 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 0.6%. The crude steel production was 167.96 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 1.6%; The steel production was 21.343 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 7.9%. China’s coal production above …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 18/03/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • China National Statistics Bureau: China industrial value added amount above designated size up by 7% in January and February, up 0.2% from last December. • A statistic from BOE indicated that the expected inflation rate during the past three month had dropped from 3.3% to 3.0%. The long-run …