Daily Capesize Review 26/0/5/21

Capesize freight rates reversed into downtrend, due to thin market activities following the short working week paused by holidays in Asia and Europe. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dropped by $1,434 day-on-day to $29,620 on Wednesday, after a selloff in the market. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) also dipped down by 1.96% or …

FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 27/05/21

Brent crude fell 44 cents, or 0.6%, to $68.43 a barrel at 0220 GMT, erasing Wednesday’s gain of 22 cents. Brent has traded between $68 and $69 for most of this week. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude fell 43 cents, or 0.7%, to $65.78 a barrel, after a rise of 14 cents on Wednesday, …

FIS Castaway Podcast – Episode 26/05/21

    FIS Castaway Podcast – Episode 56   Scrap your friends and listen to this week’s podcast – Volatility in oil and freight, collapsing iron ore, and we take an in depth look at CME and LME steel and scrap contracts, as well as the upcoming SGX Shanghai rebar contract.     Listen Below: …

FIS Fuel Oil Morning Report 26/05/21

Brent crude oil futures for July fell 6 cents, or 0.1%, to $68.59 a barrel by 0434 GMT, while U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude for July was at $65.92 a barrel, down 15 cents, or 0.2%.   U.S. crude oil and fuel inventories fell last week, said two market sources, citing Tuesday’s American Petroleum …