Daily Ferrous Physical Review Aug 6th

Ferrous Market –    Lianyun Port ships congested because some crew are tested positive of Covid-19. The rest of northern ports are operating normally. Ships at northern are also impacted shortly by the previous typhoon. –    MySteel Rebar Inventory: Rebar production 3.84 million tonnes, down 0.74% w-o-w. Mills inventory 3.49 million tonnes, down 0.33% w-o-w. Circulation …

Oil Through the Looking Glass 5/8/20

Heavy Crude to Lose Ground The announcement that OPEC is relaxing its production cuts could signal the end of the bull run on heavier crude and products. The OPEC cut has seen heavier crude in significant demand, this is especially true of residual products like high sulphur fuel oil which have seen increased demand from …

Speculation sees iron ore advance above $112/tonne

Iron ore futures advanced above $112 a tonne on Wednesday amidst of fresh waves of speculative trading seen in the market. Rebar and iron ore were supported after hearing that steel inventory is down this week. Steel inventory data by Mysteel is due to be released tomorrow. At the same time, there are signs that …

Capesize rates make solid gains on bullish market

It was another bullish day for the Capesize market, with the physical market making solid gains to push up the freight rates. The Capesize 5 time charter average then rose by $1,636 day-on-day to $20,687 on Tuesday, with talk of C5 heading to $9.00 and the C3 rumoured to surge toward the $18.90. Following the …

DCE continues winning streak on small gains

Iron ore futures booked slight gains on Wednesday to continue the rally for the third consecutive trading day on supply tightness issues. The most-traded iron ore for September delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange hiked upward by 0.40% or RMB 3.50 day-on-day to RMB 888 per tonne on Wednesday. However, the steel rebar contract on …