Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 15/06/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • U.S. lowered the unemployment rate expectation to 4.1%, est. 4.5%. U.S. PPI in May up 1.1%, refreshed new low since December 2020, est. 1.5%, last 2.3%. PPI down 0.3% on the month, est. down 0.1%, last increase 0.2%. • U.S. FOMC announced to maintain unchanged …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 14/06/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • U.S. CPI annual rate up 4% in May, created an 11 month drop in a roll, refreshed new low since March 2021, est. 4.1%, last 4.9%. The market expected that the U.S. Federal would skip interest hike in June. • China central bank PBOC lowered …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 13/06/23

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • Following the state-owned banks rates cut, twelve China’s key joint-stock banks cut deposit rates, ranged from 5 -15 bps. • Jonathan Haskel, rate setter of BOE, said further increased in interest rate cannot be ruled out given a high inflation rate.   Iron Ore Key …