Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 02/11/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral to bullish.   Macro: • U.S. ISM PMI in October at 50.2, refreshed new low since May 2020. U.S. markit manufacturing PMI 50.4, refreshed new low since June 2020. • ECB president Christine Lagarde said that the main task of Europe at present is to stabilize prices, and …

A Room with a Technical View 31/10/22

Oil December Futures – We noted on the last report that the futures were bullish but in a corrective phase with key near-term support at USD 90.57; a build in the aggregate open interest (AOI) suggested the market was building to the long side. The futures broke Fibonacci support but held the USD 86.35 fractal, …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 01/11/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • Chinese October Manufacturing PMI 49.2, last 50.1. Non-manufacturing PMI 48.7, last 50.6. • Euro zone Q3 GDP growth rate 0.2% from Q2, est. 0.1%, last 0.8%. Eurozone October adjusted CPI up 1.5% on the month, est. 1.2%, last 1.2%. Eurozone October inflation rate refreshed highest …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 28/10/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • Chinese NBS: For the first nine months of the year, Chinese industrial enterprises value-added above designated scale 6.24 trillion yuan, down 2.3% y-o-y. • U.S. Q3 GDP up 2.6% on the year, higher than expected 2.4%, created the first positive growth quarter after two consecutive …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 27/10/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro: • U.S. dollar index depreciated fast from 113.93 to 109.53 since Oct 21st. Non-U.S. currency appreciated significantly during this week. Chinese yuan appreciated over 1200 bps yesterday. • World Bank: Due to the EU embargo, insurance and shipping restrictions, Russia’s oil exports may decrease by up …