Category archives: Ferrous
Iron ore futures sink as stockpiles rise
Iron ore futures sank to 106 in London on Friday as stockpiles in China expanded yet again. Inventory at ports rose by 2.78 million tonnes on week to 113.25 million tonnes, according to Mysteel data. Material from both Australia and Brazil climbed, with the latter gaining more than 5%. This was further exacerbated by the …
Steel & Scrap Morning Report
No big surprise as Australian ores dominate trades
It was typical week which Australian iron ores accounted most of the trade transactions that totaled to 2.5 million mt, up 18.86% week-on-week. Over half or 57.09% of iron ore transaction belonged to the Australian Pilbara Blend Fines (PBF) at 1.43 million mt, then followed by Jimblebar fines at 8.20% or 205,000 mt. Finally, the …
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DCE slips on weekly drop in steel demand
Iron ore futures ended the week in correction as steel demand softened on lower downstream consumption. The most-traded iron ore for September delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange dropped by 2.13% or RMB 18 day-on-day to RMB 827.50 per tonne on Friday. Likewise, the steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange also dipped by …
Ship Shape – Global Boom or Global Bust?
The Battle of Marathon, the Sacking of Rome, Einstein developing his theory of General Relativity, the Great Depression, The Second World War, the birth of John B, the launch of the PlayStation 2. All are seismic events that have forged and influenced human history. These and so many other events had a profound effect on …
Oil and Ore Intraday Morning Technical
Iron Ore DCE September Daily Technical Review Jul 24th
Verdict – Short-term bearish. Iron ore corrected two rounds during Asian hours and both with significant volume. From hourly chart, iron ore is creating lower highs and lower lows, correcting in a descending channel. Hour MACD is widening. Hourly slow stochastic KD has corrected from overbought area from July 22nd to areas above oversold area. …
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Daily Ferrous Physical Review Jul 24th
Ferrous Market Updates – MySteel researched 247 steel mills operation rate at 91.02%, up 0.26^ w-o-w, up 5.08% y-o-y. Blast furnace utilisation rate 93.08%, up 0.12% w-o-w, up 6.72% y-o-y. Daily pig iron production at 2.48 million tonnes, up 3,200 tonnes, up 178,800 tonnes w-o-w. – Mysteel 45 ports iron ores inventory 113.25 million tonnes, …
