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In Episode 9 of Castaway we have special guest Julie Arnold talking to us about power markets – especially the new emerging Japanese power market. We also have our regular news and commodity market reviews and a hot potato of a new random market of the week. Click on the link below to listen now! …
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FIS Technical – DCE Iron Ore Sep 20 The futures remain technically bullish having made a higher high in the market with price above the 8—21 period EMA’s. This is supported by the RSI which remains above 50, however the stochastic is in overbought territory To view the full report please click on the link …
Europe’s wheat fields are facing diverging weather in the heart of the growing season. Parts of the Black Sea region and European Union faced dry spells throughout spring, hurting yield forecasts in the key exporters. Now rains are beginning to relieve crops in southern Russia and Ukraine, but dryness is persisting in western Europe. Weather in …
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One thing that stuck out of China’s Two Sessions is that Beijing policymakers had stopped setting GDP growth target but instead using various macroeconomic goals. Thus, no GDP growth numbers of 6% was mentioned in the Two Sessions as per previous session that we are used to. Instead, quantitative macroeconomic goals were set such as …
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Capesize market made a slow start after a long weekend break, with sluggish shipping demand in physical and paper markets. Thus, the Capesize 5 time charter average dipped slightly by $20 to $4,120 on spot rates, almost a flat index that failed to inspire the paper market. The almost unchanged index may reflect market concerns …
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Oil slipped from the highest settlement in 11 weeks on signs Russia was planning to start easing supply cuts from July, while tensions between the U.S. and China escalated amid the specter of sanctions. Futures fell 0.8% in New York after closing above $34 a barrel for the first time since March. Moscow wants to …
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The House of Representatives is poised to give final passage Wednesday to legislation that would sanction Chinese officials for human rights abuses against Muslim minorities, the latest in a series of moves by Congress and the White House to put pressure on the Beijing government. The measure was approved by unanimous consent in the Senate …
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Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore tested low at 685.5 for three times and then rebound through Asian hours. However, from daily chart iron ore is walking on a correction tunnel. From hourly chart, CCI has rebounded. Slow stochastic KD created gold cross in Asian morning. Short-term potentially test high. The first support is …
China’s race to restore normality has opened up a rare opportunity to profit from shipping aluminum into the country, which is typically burdened by excess supply of the metal. The theoretical margin from importing aluminum into China jumped to the highest level since 2016, according to Bloomberg calculations based on local spot prices and the …
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