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Oil Through the Looking Glass 10/11/20

*Vitol CEO Sees Oil Prices Heading Towards $50 A Barrel* Russell Hardy, CEO of Vitol has announced this morning that he believes oil prices will hover around the $50 per barrel mark into the new year and over the next few months as inventories start to report draws which he sees accelerating into 2021. (Reuters) …

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DCE continues bullish run on better steel prices

Iron ore futures rallied on better steel margins and rode on global market optimism due to Covid-19 vaccine breakthrough. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange rose by 1.66 % or RMB 13.50 day-on-day to RMB 825.50 /mt on Tuesday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange …

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Capesize rates rise on global market optimism

Capesize freight rates continued to rise due to market optimism over Covid-19 vaccines that improve shipping and oil demand. The Capesize 5 time charter average hiked up by RMB 427 day-on-day to $14,848 on Monday, as market sentiment improved. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also moved up by 0.92% or 11 points to 1,207 readings, …

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