Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 02/09/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro • Eurozone 19 countries August PMI decreased from 49.8 to 49.6, indicating the high energy cost and consumer price lower the demand. Germany and Italy PMI refreshed 26-months low.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $95.6, -5.35, AVG $95.6. PBF and NMHG regained popularity, with …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 01/09/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro • Eurozon August CPI up 9.1% on the year, refreshed historical high, est. 9%, last 8.9%. • The number of U.S. ADP in August was 132,000, much less than expected 300,000.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $100.95, +3.35, AUG AVG $104.76. PBF and NMHG …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 31/08/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro • ECB official indicated to increase previous interest hike from 50 bps to 75 bps. • China August Manufacturing PMI 49.4, est. 49.2, last 49.0.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $97.60, -4.15, MTD 104.94. Both seaborne and portside market saw a cooling down on …

A Room with a Technical View 15/08/22

Capesize September Futures – We remain in a bearish trending environment, with the futures below all key moving averages supported by the RSI below 50. The futures have traded below the USD 10,950 low, creating a positive divergence on the intraday RSI, not a buy signal. It does warn that we have the potential to …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 30/08/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro • U.S. dollar index DXY refreshed new high yesterday at 109, a 20-year-high. Non-dollar currencies experienced fast depreciation in past two weeks. • China Automobile Associaiton: Jan- Jul auto-making profit 273.94 million yuan, down 14.4% on the year, improved 11.1% from Jan-Jun. The auto-making industry contribute …