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Sub-$2,000 a new norm for Capesize

Capesize market seemed to dive to a new low with each passing days, prompting trade participants to think if the market has bottomed or another V-shape recovery is around the corner. Gone are the heydays of the boom days when spot cape was trading high toward $200,000 per day in the 2008 and instead the …

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Another low for Capesize rates due to long ballaster list

Capesize freight rate reached another low due to bearish market sentiment in both the Pacific and Atlantic basins. The Capesize 5 time charter average dived down further toward the $2,000 level on Wednesday, at $2,082, down $811 on-day. The lengthy ballaster tonnage list remained hard for the market to digest, which prompt some shipowners to …

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Capesize rates drag down by ballasters

It was another ugly day for the Capesize market as rates continued to deteriorate from oversupply of vessels and low shipping demand. The Capesize 5 time charter average plunged further by $949 on-day to $2,893 on Tuesday, due to sell off on the paper market. With the massive sell off, the market sentiment has become …

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Aussie Pressured by Fed’s Push Back and China Beef Ban

Aussie Pressured by Fed’s Push Back and China Beef Ban The Australian dollar briefly rose above its 100-day moving average again this week in what appears to be a false break after Federal Reserve officials pushed back on the notion of negative U.S. rates. The currency had been stuck below the rolling gauge since January …

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Iron Ore Tests key Support But Refusing to Buckle

Iron Ore Tests key Support But Refusing to Buckle Onshore iron ore futures have held above key support levels this morning, having failed to break below the weekly pivot point at RMB 625.7. Fundamentally vulnerable on the back of a global slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is increasing bearish rhetoric regarding the performance …

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Iron Rises With Brazil Flows, Australian Spat in Focus

Iron Rises With Brazil Flows, Australian Spat in Focus Iron ore futures gained as major producer Brazil continued to post lower shipment figures and investors tracked escalating trade tensions between China, the top iron ore buyer, and Australia, its largest supplier. Brazil’s daily average exports of iron ore and concentrated products was 1.04 million tons …

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