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Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 25/08/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore： • Neutral. Macro   • U.S. Markit Manufacturing PMI 51.3 in August, refreshed new low since July 2020. Eurozone Manufacturing PMI 49.7, refreshed new low of the past 26 months. • MySteel 170 power plants total coal inventories 26.17 million tons, down 267,000 tons w-o-w. Daily consumption 1.575 million tons, …

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Indian Steel Minister Stresses Raw Materials Security 25/08/22

India’s steel minister has underlined the need for raw materials security and decarbonisation measures but is yet to announce any changes to taxes on iron ore and steel exports. “It is about time we commit ourselves to reduce our carbon emissions by a minimum of 30-40pc… the strategy should be based on carbon minimisation, carbon …

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Freight and Commodity Podcast 24/08/22

On this week’s podcast we take a deep dive into the current scenario in freight and commodity markets as the war in Ukraine rages on, and we are joined by special guests from Lloyds List’s Bridget Diakun and Dave Osler.   Click Below to Listen:     Website – https://freightinvestorservices.com/fis-podcast/   Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/0Q2zDxlrEsOuPccaqOZHCD?si=gapCgnpWRF6EFFlIa_IeSw   …

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Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 24/08/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore： • Neutral to bullish.   Macro • China NBS: July excavators produced 19,612 units, down 3.2% on the year. Jan-July total produced 185,743 units, down 25.6% on the year. Jan- July total sold 161,033 units, down 33.2% on the year. • World Steel Association statistic indicated that 64 member countries …

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A Room with a Technical View 15/08/22

Capesize September Futures – As highlighted last week, the futures remained technically bearish with the divergence failing, warning we had the potential to test the USD 11,625-USD 11,415 support zone if the intraday divergence failed. The price traded to a low of USD 10,950 before moving USD 1,000 higher. The futures remain technically bearish and …

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Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 22/08/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore： • Neutral.   Macro • Chinese Loan Prime Rate at 1-year length cut 5 bps to 3.65%, 5-year length at 4.3%, cut 15 bps. • Chinese State Council decided to extend the policy of exempting new energy vehicles from purchase tax to the end of next year, and it is …

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