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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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Capesize under pressure from crude sell off

Capesize paper market went downhill on lower trading activities over bearish market outlook and falling crude prices. Trade participants were concerned over the sharp plunge in crude prices and its impact on bunkers and freight rates. As such, Capesize 5 time charter average went down by $525 to $9,556 on Tuesday, after a sharp sell …

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