Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 19/09/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral to bullish.   Macro • Super Central Bank week: Ten countires including U.S. Federal would finalise the interest rate decision during this week. • U.S. Shale oil and gas companies announced European buyers that they can’t provide additional energies in this winter. Once Europe ban on Russia oil …

China’s Coal Production Hits 3-month Low In August 16/09/22

China’s daily coal output hits 3-month low in August on rains, COVID curbs   China’s daily coal output in August slipped to a three-month low as some mines in its biggest coal mining regions reduced operations or even shut down due to heavy rainfall and COVID-19 curbs. China, the world’s top coal producer, mined 370.44 …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 15/09/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: Neutral to bullish.   Macro: The Muifa Typhoon entered inland China, while Chinese eastern ports area recovered normal operation after stopped for two days because of Typhoon and heavy rains. U.S. August PPI up 8.7%, est. 8.8%, last 9.8%. U.S. five-year T-bond yield refreshed highest since 2008 at 3.62%. Chinese …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 14/09/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral to bullish.   Macro • U.S. August CPI growth rate at 8.3%, est. 8.1%, last 8.2%. The market expected that the Federal would prefer to initiate aggressive interest hike by 75 bps next week. • Chinese State Administration of Taxation indicated that from June to August, 3.553 million …