Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 07/06/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral to Bullish.   Macro: • European central bank became the second bank in G7 to announce rate cuts following Canada. The EBC cut major interest rate by 25 bps. Thus, global equities and commodities saw a growth yesterday. • The jobless files of US in last week reached 229,000, est. 220,000, …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 06/06/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • Canada cut interest rate by 25 bps to 4.75%, became the first country to cut interest rate in G7. • EIA report indicated that US crude oil inventories up 1.233 million barrels to 456 million barrels, refreshed new high since March 31st, 2023.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 05/06/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • US JOLTS job openings fall to 8.059 million in April, est. 8.34 million. Iron Ore Key Indicators: •Platts62 $106.80, -2.85, MTD $108.23. The buyers of mid-grade iron ore concentrates were back after two-week drop on the prices. There were two fixed trades of NHGF traded as well as …

European Close 04/06/24

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Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 04/06/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • Eurozone Manufacturing May PMI at 47.3, est. 47.4, last 47.4.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $109.65, -5.60, MTD $109.65. During the past week, Australia and Brazil total delivery reached 26.29 million tons, down 1.21 million tons on the week. The total arrival of Australia and Brazil …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 03/06/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • US PCE April price index up 0.2%, refreshed new low since December 2023, est. 0.3%, last 0.3%. • According to Euro Statistics, EU inflation in May reached 2.6%, 0.2% higher than April.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $115.25, +0.10, MTD $117.52. There were two SSF sold …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 30/05/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • US Beige Book expected a mild growth recently on the consumer price. • IMF raised its forecast for China’s projected economic growth to 5% from 4.6% in 2025. • China State Council issued the Action Plan for Energy Conservation and Carbon Reduction from 2024 to 2025, which required …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 29/05/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • In May, consumer confidence in the US unexpectedly rebounded after three consecutive months of deterioration, with the Consumer Confidence Index rising from an upward revised 97.5 in April to 102.0 this month. Previously, a Reuters survey predicts that the index will drop from the previously reported 97.0 to …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 24/05/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • US initial jobless claims was 215,000 last week, down 8,000 from previous week, created the biggest single week decrease of the year. • European Central Bank President Lagarde said that due to the trend of rapid consumer price growth, interest rates may become lowered in next month. The …