Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 18/12/23

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • The New York Federal governor John Williams said: “We are not really talking about cutting interest rates right now.” He said of the issue of interest rate cuts: “I just think it is too early to think about it.” U.S. interest rate futures responded with a sudden drop …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 15/12/23

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • Beijing and Shanghai are optimising real estate market policies. Beijing has decreased the down payment ratio to 30% for the first home puchase, and the 40% for the second home purchase. House loans cycle rise from 25 years to 30 years. The lower limit of the interest rate …

Ferrous Weekly Report 12/12/23

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Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 12/12/23

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • The China Automobile Association said that in November, automobile production and sales completed 3.093 million units and 2.97 million units respectively, an increase of 7% and 4.1% month-on-month, and a year-on-year increase of 29.4% and 27.4% respectively. The Association expected that automobile production and sales would hit record …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 11/12/23

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • According to China NBS, China CPI in November down 0.5% on the year. PPI down 3% on the year. The decrease on both statistics are lower than expected. • The US non-farm payroll increased by 199,000 in November, with an estimated increase of 183,000, compared to a previous …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 08/12/23

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • China imported 102.74 million tons of iron ore, up 3.36 million tons on the month, or 3.4%. The first 11 months in 2023 imported 1.078 trillion tons of iron ore, up 6.2% on the year. • China imported 43.506 million tons of coals, up 7.514 million tons on …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 07/12/23

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • The surge in US gasoline inventories raised concerns about sluggish demand, with investors questioning whether OPEC+production cuts can offset the impact of oversupply from other oil producing countries. WTI crude oil fell below the $70 mark for the first time since early July, 4% drop at $69.36 per …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 06/12/23

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • The cooling on the job market intensified the correction on US bond, eyeing three-month low of 10-year US bond yield at 4.167%. US dollar index rebounded to 104, refreshed new high since November 22nd.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $131.40, +0.35, MTD $131.90. There was no …

Ferrous Weekly Report 05/12/23

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Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 05/12/23

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • U.S. factory orders fell 3.6% on a monthly basis in October, which was larger than the expected 2.6% drop and was the lowest level since April 2020. • The Passenger Car Association of China estimated that wholesale sales of new energy passenger vehicles in November will be 940,000 …