It is one of the best-known Beatles songs from their final studio album Let It Be, but it also encapsulates perfectly the challenge many commodity markets face as they begin to recover from the enormous disruption of Coronavirus. The pandemic has impacted every metric you can think of: quantitative easing, government debt, unemployment, share …
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FIS Panamax Technical Report
FIS Panamax Technical Report The index is technically bullish having broken last weeks Fractal resistance. Near-term upside target is USD 9,601 with further resistance up to USD 11,315. Downside moves remain technically bullish above USD 6,934 and neutral below. To view the full report please click on the link
FIS Castaway – Eps.12 – Unprecedented Coverage in Unprecedented Times
This week the group discuss supply and demand in crude, freight, iron ore, and copper markets. We explore the reasons behind the freight markets jump, oil’s crawl upwards, and iron ore’s price stall, among other market news and trends. https://freightinvestorservices.com/blog/fis-castaway-eps-12-unprecedented-coverage-in-unprecedented-times/
Panamax July 20 Morning Technical Comment – 240 Min
The Baltic Dry Index – ray of hope or footnote in history?
COVID-19 will haunt a generation. Be it from personal loss of friends or family members, loss of employment or the loss of an investment. With nearly 8 million cases worldwide the pandemic has shown no sign of slowing down. Global cases worldwide (source Bloomberg) Infection cases may continue to rise, creating further havoc for …
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Panamax futures remain buoyant on China soybean purchases
Panamax futures remained buoyant this week as China continued to buy US Soybeans, despite increased political tensions over Hong Kong. The Q4 futures rallied 5.5% on Wednesday as the world’s second largest economy was revealed as purchasing 10 cargoes of soybeans this month from the U.S. alone, according to Bloomberg. China needs beans and remains …
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Panamax July 20 Morning Technical Comment – 240
Soy rises on China hopes but long term doubts remain
US domestic Soy prices have produced their highest close in nine weeks and their highest weekly percentage increase since March 27th. The price increase is on the back of continued purchases of U.S. agricultural products by China. Committed to over 50 billion tonnes of purchases, China has come under fire for sourcing Soy …
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Panamax June 20 Morning Technical Comment – 240 Min
Oil market gripped by ‘rabid optimism’ for now at least
OPEC and its allies edged closer to a consensus on extending production cuts to prop up the oil market, even as wrangling continued for a third day about whether to bring forward their next meeting. Russia and several other OPEC+ nations favor extending the group’s current output curbs by one month. The cuts …
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