Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 01/12/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • Citi Bank expected the global economy growth drop below 2% in 2023, similar to previous predictions by Morgan Stanley, Barkley, Goldman Sachs. • China November official PMI 48, est. 49, last 49.2. • U.S. Federal Jerome Powell indicated that potentially slow down December interest hike. …

Freight and Commodity Podcast 30/11/22

EU sanctions on Russia, a G7 meeting, a price cap on Russian oil, an OPEC+ meeting, and rare protests in China against zero-COVID rules included in our conversations on how this impacts the freight & FFA market, crude oil & products market, and the ferrous commodity complex.   Click Below to Listen:     Website …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 30/11/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral to bullish.   Macro: • Germany October CPI up 10% on the year, lower than estimated 10.4%. • China November official PMI 48, est. 49, last 49.2.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $101.25, +2.35, MTD $92.88.China CSRC reopened the refinancing of property companies, the continuous sentiment …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 29/11/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral to bullish.   Macro: • China CSRC spokesman supported the refinancing function of properties and related listed companies. • China NBS: China industrial valued added amount above designated scale reached 6.98 trillion yuan from January to October, down 3% on the year. The ferrous metallurgical industries down 92.7% …

A Room with a Technical View 28/11/22

Capesize Dec Futures – Technically bearish last week, the divergence with the RSI warned that we had the potential to see a momentum slow down soon. The futures moved higher, above the USD 10,604 and USD 11,675 resistance levels, meaning we are now in bullish territory. Downside moves that hold at or above USD 9,842 …