Verdict: • Short-run Neutral. Macro: • Russia increased crude oil export tax to $26.2/mt effective from November 1st. • China listed companies started to unveil buyback plans. The companies were state-owned giants including Sinopec, Baoshan Iron and Steel and COSCO. Market participants expected more buyback plans emerged in the rest of October. Iron …
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Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 16/10/23
Verdict: • Short-run Neutral. Macro: • China credit growth held steady in September with rapid government bond issuance to fund infrastructure sector, while strong mortgage lending statistics offsetting the decreasing new bank loans. M2 increased 10.3% in September on the year, last 10.6%, est. 10.6%. Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $118.45, +0.25, …
Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 13/10/23
Verdict: • Short-run Neutral. Macro: • US September CPI up 3.7% on the year, est. 3.6%, last 3.7%. September CPI up 0.4% on the year, est. 0.3%, last 0.6%. The jobless claims in US last week reached 209,000, est. 210,000, last 207,000. • Opec monthly report increased global economy in 2023 to 2.8%, maintain …
Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 12/10/23
Verdict: • Short-run Neutral. Macro: • China sovereign wealth fund increased its stake for the four biggest national banks for the first time since 2015, fueling hopes of rescuing investment market. • Federal Reserve policymakers agreed last month that policy should remain restrictive for further months, noting the risks of overtightening. Iron Ore …
Ferrous Weekly Report 10/10/23
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Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 28/09/23
Verdict: • Short-run Neutral. Macro: • China NBS: The industrial profit above designated scale in August reversed negative to positive number, up 17.2% on the year. Jan-Aug total down 11.7% on the year. The drop during Jan-Aug was majorly dragged by the ferrous metallurgical industry, which decreased by 57.1% on the year. Iron …
Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 27/09/23
Verdict: • Short-run Neutral. Macro: • The US New Home Sales Administration annualized 675,000 new houses sold, with an expected 700,000 houses, last 739,000 houses, the data had dropped to the lowest level since May. Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $117.40, -1.40, MTD $121.06. The negative steel margin lowered the demand for …
Weekly Ferrous Report 26/09/23
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Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 26/09/23
Verdict: • Short-run Neutral to Bearish. Macro: • ECB president Christian Lagarde indicated that the pre-historic high deposit rate could resist inflation to 2%, interest hike is still an option in rest of 2023. • Evergrande Real Estate failed to settle principal and interest payments with the bond code”20 Hengda 04”, which should be …
Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 25/09/23
Verdict: • Short-run Neutral to Bearish. Macro: • China and US will officially launch two new working groups on economic and financial issues, aiming to provide a regular policy communication forum for the two countries and will hold regular meetings. • US Federal Reserve Governor Bowman stated that the inflation was too high and …