Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 24/07/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • China vowed at a key economic policy meeting to optimize and adjust policies for the property sector yesterday.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $114.50, -0.85, MTD $112.25. MACF saw active trades again yesterday, with a fixed trade at $112.1/dmt and a float price …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 24/07/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • China announced support for property construction by saying the government will boost the renovation of urban villages. It will also seek more private capital in the projects to expand domestic demand and push forward development of cities.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $115.35, …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 21/07/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • Bloomberg: major economists believed that the next interest rate increase would ended 16 months interest hike. • Platts62 $116.25, +2.25, MTD $111.87. Seaborne market became quiet during the past two days. There was secondary trade on PBF at $1.1 based on August Index. Be aware …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 20/07/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • Bloomberg: China mulls mortgage easing to spur home purchases in Tier I cities including Beijing and Shanghai.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $114.00, -1.85, MTD $111.53. The seaborne iron ore suddenly muted yesterday after a big day before, indicating that the market yet …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 19/07/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • JPM said that the China housing turmoil raised chance for lower down payment ratios. Previously, the huge debt default risk in Evergrande failed analysts expectations.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $115.85, +0.80, MTD $111.33. The seaborne trade refreshed the most active day of …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 10/07/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral to Bearish.   Macro: • China June CPI unchanged on the year, down 0.2% from May. China June PPI down 5.4% on the year, down 0.8% from May. • Initial jobless claim in U.S. for the week ended July 1st increased by 12,000 to 248,000, est. 245,000, indicating …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 07/07/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • The number of ADP employment in the US increased by 497,000 in June, the highest level since February last year, much higher than the expected 225,000 and far ahead of the expected 278,000. The yield of US two-year treasury bond bonds rose to 5.084%, the …