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Capesize rates slip into red from selloff

Capesize freight rates plunged after a selloff as market sentiment turned bearish with few fixtures done at lower rates. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average fell by RMB 1,402 day-on-day to $13,379 on Wednesday, as the 5TC index lost around 10% at one point before much stabilization later. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then …

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Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Nov 12th

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore ticked high and long covering to take gains during afternoon session with significantly increasing volume compared to Asian morning session. From hourly chart, MACD created dead cross. Slow stochastic created dead cross below overbought area. CCI created the lowest in November. Short-run technicals are indicating an exhaustion of …

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Daily Ferrous Physical Review Nov 12th

Ferrous Market –    China September and October steel export orders increase, which could result in the export volume increase in following months of the year. –    Tangshan researched 10 sample steel mills profit at 401 yuan/tonne, up 99 yuan/tonne w-o-w. –    MySteel Rebar Inventory: Rebar production 3.64 million tonnes, up 1.18% w-o-w. Mills inventory 2.47 …

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European Close

Upside price action is slowing down on the offshore futures in iron ore. The daily candlesticks are decreasing in size warning that momentum is slowing based on price . However, the trend remains bullish with the evening session trading up to USD 121.15. Steel production remains strong whilst exports are down 6 million tonnes on …

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