Market Digest 22/06/22

Russia Russia has become the largest oil exporter to China as it discounted crude to Beijing amid sanctions over Ukraine. Their imports rose by 55% from a year earlier to a record level in May, knocking Saudi Arabia from the top spot despite their export volumes going up 9% year-on-year at 7.8 million tonnes. The …

Freight and Commodity Podcast 22/06/22

Iron ore, coking coal, and steel are the focus of this week’s podcast as we take a look at the trade flows and major issues facing the ferrous complex. All quoted data is from S&P Global Market Intelligence.   Click Below to Listen:     Website – https://freightinvestorservices.com/fis-podcast/   Spotify – https://open.spotify.com/episode/7nKCAEfnEIY8OpHrx5zFdB?si=xB-cnIGcTXiWs-T5Iiocfw   iTunes – …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 21/06/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Neutral.   Macro • President of the Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank said that it would take two years for the inflation rate to fall to the Fed’s target of 2%, adding that the inflation rate would gradually “move down” from the current level. • The United States is considering …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 20/06/22

Market Verdict on Iron Ore: • Bearish.   Macro • U.S. Energy Department indicated that U.S. appeal to increase oil production. A tanker carrying 650,000 barrels of Venezuelan crude oil destined Europe . This is the first time that Venezuela, under US sanctions, has exported crude oil to Europe in the past two years. • …