Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 23/05/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • On May 23rd, the China National Development and Reform Commission, the Central Bank, and other four departments mentioned promoting stable and moderate reductions in loan interest rates, optimizing tax and fee preferential policies, implementing structural tax reduction and fee reduction policies and strengthening scientific and technological innovation. Appropriately …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 22/05/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • China NBS: In April, China’s crude steel production was 85.943 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 7.2%. Crude steel production from January to April was 34.3672 million tons, a year-on-year decrease of 3.0%. China’s iron ore production reached 87.904 million tons, a year-on-year increase of 11.5%. The cumulative …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 21/05/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • BOE’s Broadbent said UK interest rate may drop this summer. • Chinese builder Vanke took on more loans with 1.2 billion yuan deal.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $118.50, +0.50, MTD $117.02. The fast depleting on IOCJ supported the high grade price. In general, MB65- P62 …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 20/05/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • The United Nations has released the “2024 World Economic Situation and Outlook” report, which shows that compared to January 2024, the United Nations is more optimistic about the world economic outlook and has raised its global economic growth forecast for this year from 2.4% at the beginning of …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 16/05/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral to Bearish.   Macro: • US April CPI up 3.4%, est. 3.4%, last 3.5%. PCE down 3.6% on the year, created biggest annual basis drop since April 2021. Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $114.15, -0.90, MTD $116.78. The pellets were traded higher during this week in Asian market. However the …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 15/05/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral to Bearish.   Macro: • US April PPI up 0.5% on the month, est. 0.3%, last 0.2%. US April PPI up 2.2% on the year, est. 2.2%, last 2.1%. • US president Joe Biden was raising levies on semi-conductors, batteries, solar cells and some critical minerals, in addition to last reported …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 14/05/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral to Bearish.   Macro: • Anglo American rejected second offer of $42.7 billion from BHP, saying the undervalue of the company.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $117.25, +0.65, MTD $117.33. There was lack of concentrates trade yesterday, given a derailment news from Rio Tinto. China total iron ore arrivals …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 08/05/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral to Bearish.   Macro: • The European stock market hit a record high, with strong performance from UBS and UniCredit, boosting optimism about interest rate cuts. The STOXX 600 index rose 1.1%, marking its best daily performance in over three months. The Spanish stock index rose 1.5%. The French stock CAC-40 …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 07/05/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • China Daily: Xi says there is no such thing as “China overcapacity” in a China-France-EU trilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and urged to increase cooperation in green and data transition and decrease trade barriers. • US Federal Williams …