DCE slips amid port congestion issues

Iron ore futures dropped on Wednesday over the port congestion issues in China which were likely to ease only in late August. Thus, the most-traded iron ore for September delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange dipped by 0.89% or RMB 7.50 day-on-day to RMB 832.50 per tonne on Wednesday, despite a late rally at the …

Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Aug 12th

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore pushed high along with equities after a test low around 807.5, which was a strong level previously. From hourly chart, iron ore on the “right shoulder” was higher than the “left shoulder”. The next breakthrough on 851.5 will bring iron ore back to bullish market. Hourly MACD is …

Ferts in Focus 12/8/20

Beirut devastated by ammonia nitrate explosion The world watched on in shock following a devastating explosion in Beirut, caused by 2,700mt of ammonia nitrate last week. In the aftermath of the disaster, the safe storage, handling and use of the chemical commonly used as fertiliser, has been brought into question once again. More scrutiny is …

Morning Oil Report 12/8/20

Good morning all. Brent futures was up 9 cents/b, or 0.20%, at $44.59/b at 2:15 am GMT, while NYMEX WTI crude contract was up by 4 cents/b, or 0.10%, at $41.65/b. American Petroleum Institute data published on Tuesday showed a fall of 4.4 million barrels in US crude inventories, more than analysts’ expectations of a …

Daily Ferrous Physical Review Aug 12th

Ferrous Market –    MySteel Australia and Brazil iron ore total delivery at 24.05 million tonnes, up 322,000 tonnes. Australia iron ore delivery 16.44 million tonnes, down 246,000 tonnes w-o-w. Australia delivery to China 14.29 million tonnes, up 734,000 tonnes w-o-w. Brazil iron ore delivery 7.6 million tonnes, up 568,000 tonnes w-o-w. Global iron ore delivery …

Oil Through the Looking Glass 11/8/20

*Asian Refiners Grappling with Difficult Outlook A massive reduction in product demand, especially jet fuel, coupled with the increasing supply of crude into the market from OPEC is creating a challenging market environment for Asian refiners. Margins for Asia based refiners have been harder hit than other regions as closed arbs, and increased exports from …