Daily Capesize Review 15/1/21

Capesize freight rates softened by mid-January, despite having the strongest opening at the start of the year as opposed to historical norm of weak seasonality. The Capesize 5 time charter average then dropped for the third consecutive days by $990 day-on-day to $23,989 on Friday, despite some decent gains made in the prompt contracts. The …

Morning Oil Report 18/1/21

Brent crude fell 30 cents, or 0.5%, to $54.79 a barrel by 0622 GMT, after dropping 2.3% on Friday. U.S. oil was down by 21 cents, or 0.4%, at $52.15 a barrel, having declined 2.3% in the previous trading session. “The Relative Strength Indexes (RSI’s) on both contracts were in overbought territory, indicating a correction …

Iron Ore Offshore Nov 20 Morning Technical Comment – 240 Min Chart (rolling contract) 15/1/21

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Daily Capesize Review 14/1/21

Capesize freight rates slid on market concerns over fire incident in Brazilian iron ore terminal, which drove rates back from the highs of trading day. The Capesize 5 time charter average then slipped by $1,510 day-on-day to $24,979 on Thursday, due to bearish sentiments that caused low fixing for C5. The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) …

Morning Oil Report 15/1/21

Brent was down 46 cents, or 0.8%, at $55.96 by 0544 GMT, after gaining 0.6% on Thursday before falling to $55.56 at around 0600GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude was 29 cents, or 0.5%, lower at $53.28 a barrel, having risen more than 1% the previous session. Global analysts see oil prices gaining over the …