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Chinese futures continued to rally for second consecutive day on higher production and margins. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, hiked by 1.09% to RMB 647.50 per tonne at Thursday. On the contrary, the steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange had slid slightly with …
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The fact that the Colombian government feels the need to militarize the border tells us all we need to know about the Covid-19 situation in Brazil. Fast becoming a global hotspot, neighbouring nations are become increasingly concerned by the country’s failure to tackle the pandemic with the same aggressive tactics that we are seeing internationally. …
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Iron ore futures steadied as investors focused on measures in China to shore up economic growth, as well as the outlook for demand. The People’s Bank of China recently vowed to deploy “more powerful” policies, without giving further details on what measures it will use, and key government meetings starting next week may approve more debt sales among …
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The global iron ore market will have a surplus of 4 million tons this year on higher shipments and lower steel demand outside of China, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in a revised projection. Previous expectation was a 30 million-ton deficit, analysts including Paul Young said in a report dated Thursday Market to move into a surplus in …
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Chinese futures rallied on better steel margins, which prompted more mills to ramp up production. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, hiked by 2.14% to RMB 645.50 per tonne at Wednesday However, the steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was mostly flat throughout the …
Indonesia’s parliament approved sweeping changes to the nation’s mining law, allowing the world’s top nickel and coal producer to hand out longer contracts to companies pledging to invest billions of dollars to develop the industry. The amendments, cleared by lawmakers on Tuesday, will help Indonesia create a supply chain of mineral resources for industries such …
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Shipments from Australia including Port Hedland total 16.8 million tons in week to May 8, compared with 18.9 million tons a week earlier, according to Global Ports data in AHOY compiled by Bloomberg. * From Port Hedland: 9.7 million tons ** NOTE: Port Hedland used by miners including BHP Group, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. and …
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FIS Technical – Nickel Rolling 3 Month The rolling futures are now above the 8-21 period EMA’s and the 55 period MA indicating the near-term technical continues to firm. However the upside move at this point is within the last bear wave down meaning it is considered as a countertrend move. To view the full …
