Category archives: Ferrous

Declining trade volumes due to slow steel demand

A total of 1.39 million mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Oct 23, down almost 7.33% week-on-week as compared to the 1.5 million mt recorded last week. The decline in trading volumes was due to slowing steel demand as the peak construction came to end, while trade participants prepared for the …

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DCE closes lower on high port inventory

Iron ore futures slumped throughout the session and closed lower due to high iron ore port inventory and output restriction in Tangshan. Thus, the most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange nosedived since market opening by 3.14% day-on-day to RMB 771.50 per mt on Friday. The steel rebar contract on …

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FIS CASTAWAY – EPISODE 29

It’s all Chinese to us! As most markets take a breather, Chris, Tom and Kerry talk about the future potential of China to sustain markets, as well as an update on our main commodity markets.     Website https://freightinvestorservices.com/blog/fis-castaway-eps-29-unprecedented-coverage-in-unprecedented-times/   Spotify  https://open.spotify.com/episode/5zqzn4QdhKX9j2q21ZaUE6?si=rcDDV2MdRf-CQBhmUVL15Q   And Itunes https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fis-castaway/id1507094242#episodeGuid=78b8b1a4-0ce3-6e32-da73-5b90c0bca5ba       Disclaimer: This podcast is a marketing communication …

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