Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 16/12/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • ECB: Estimated GDP growth in 2022 at 3.4%, est. 3.1%. GDP growth in 2023 at 0.5%, est. 0.9%. GDP growth in 2024 at 1.9%, est. 1.9%. • Dow Jones Index created the biggest single day correction over last three month. U.S. November retail sales drop …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 15/12/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • The U.S. Federal Reserve raised interest rates by 50 basis points in the last FOMC in 2022 as expected, and the benchmark interest rate rose to a new 15 year high of 4.25% – 4.5%, and reiterated that it was “possible” and appropriate to continue …

Freight and Commodity Podcast 14/12/22

A focus on new developments with Ammonia derivatives, how they could be used to manage physical price risk, the market opportunity, the Argus Clean Ammonia Europe Conference, and how grey ammonia derivatives would work in the fertiliser and energy markets.   Click Below to Listen:     Website – https://freightinvestorservices.com/fis-podcast/   Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/7suNjJ1xITsnKoIXQNlC2D?si=HtH4vonuR322rxI8_InXMQ   …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 14/12/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • U.S. CPI up 0.1% in November on the month, estimated up 0.3%, last 0.4%. November CPI up 7.1% on the year, created the smallest single month increase since December 2021, est. 7.3%, last 7.7%. November PCE up 6% on the year, est. 6.1%, last 6.3%. …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 13/12/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • EU planned to impose import tariffs on carbon emissions on steels, cements and polluted commodities, to support the European industries. • China PBOC(central bank): November social financing 1.99 trillion yuan, down 610.9 billion yuan on the year. M2 money supply remains at 264.7 trillion yuan, …

A Room with a Technical View 12/12/22

Oil Feb 23 Futures – Technically bearish last week, the rejection of the trend resistance warned that the USD 80.61 low could be tested and broken, with a potential near-term downside target at USD 77.66. The futures continued to move lower, with price trading to a low of USD 75.11, before moving higher on an …