Capesize rates rebound on improving basins

Capesize freight rates rebounded from previous losses due to improvement in cargo lists for  both the Pacific and Atlantic basins. The Capesize 5 time charter average inched up slightly by $39 day-on-day to $11,897 on Friday, amid better freight rates in both basins. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) then increased by 1.23% or 14 points …

Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Nov 23rd

Verdict – Short-term neutral to bearish. DCE iron ore Jan contract leaked in the first Asian morning session with the biggest one hour trading volume since Nov 6th, indicated the current high became a resistance level. The low of the day was same point as the high in Nov 17th at 861.5. A breakdown on this level …

Daily FerrousPhysical Review Nov23rd

Ferrous Market – Steelbank Inventory: construction steel inventories 3.92 million tonnes, down 12.67% w-o-w. HRC 1.58 million tonnes, down 8.68%. – Tangshan 8 mills average pig iron pre-tax cost 2446 yuan/tonne, billet after-tax cost 3181 yuan/tonne, up 2 yuan/tonne. Gross profit 449 yuan/tonne, up 48 yuan from last week. – Peru Mining statistic indicated iron ore September production at …

European Close 20/11/20

Iron ore had been looking vulnerable earlier in the week with the daily candles for the last 3 day’s closing higher but lacking any real momentum with the candles producing small bodies.   The technical aspect of the market looks like it could exhaust soon; however, rising steel prices, a small easing in the stockpiles and …