Verdict: • Short-run Neutral to Bullish. Macro: • China approved a plan to raise fiscal deficit ratio from 3% to 3.8%. The plan issued a 1 trillion yuan sovereign debt to support disaster relief and construction. Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $118.55, +3.00, MTD $118.19. Ferrous market spiked as the over-expected 1-trillion …
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Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 24/10/23
Verdict: • Short-run Neutral. Macro: • China sovereign wealth fund Central Huijin Investment Ltd. Said it bought exchange-traded funds in late Monday, which was the second time in the month. Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $115.55, +0.30, MTD $118.17. The market was concerning the low steel margin would trigger some proactive production …
Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 23/10/23
Verdict: • Short-run Neutral to Bearish. Macro: • The US Federal Reserve governor, Loretta Mester stated that the benchmark interest rate was approaching peak level, and decision-makers need to be “flexible” in their actions. Bank of America Global Research has postponed the Fed’s final rate hike forecast to December. • Pan Gongsheng, the governor …
Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 20/10/23
Verdict: • Short-run Neutral. Macro: • US 10-Year-Bond yield reached 4.996%, the highest since July 2007. • China NBS: From January to September, China produced 176.62 million tons of long steel, up 0.3% on the year. China produced 742.77 million tons of iron ore, up 6.1% on the year. China produced 36.83 million tons …
Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 19/10/23
Verdict: • Short-run Neutral. Macro: • US 10-Year-Bond yield reached 4.845%, the highest since July 2007. • IMF report estimated Asia-Pacific growth rate reached 4.6% in 2023. Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $118.35, -2.00, MTD $118.50. Seaborne iron ore saw stable trades during the week, most of which were fixed price trade. …
Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 18/10/23
Verdict: • Short-run Neutral. Macro: • World Steel Association(WSA) published steel consumption report in 2023-2024, indicating the demand for 2023 estimated to increased by 1.8% at 1.8145 billion tons. The growth rate for 2024 estimated to reach 1.9%. • China NBS: industrial utilisation rate at 75.6% in Q3, up 1.1% from Q2. Iron …
Ferrous Weekly Report 17/10/23
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Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 17/10/23
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 …
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 …