European Close 18/11/20

Iron ore futures continue to trade at new highs signaling the market trend remains bullish. Demand remains resilient whilst we are seeing a decline in steel inventories by 178,400 tons (MySteel), this is following the strong industrial and property data from yesterday.   The fundamental continues to support the market with futures trading up to …

FIS Castaway Podcast Episode 33

FIS Castaway Podcast – Episode 33   China’s coal imports continue to fall along with Cape freight, while oil and iron ore push, and the Baltic launches a new airfreight index – we discuss it all on Castaway this week along with our award winning app!   Listen Below:   Website https://freightinvestorservices.com/blog/fis-castaway-eps-33-unprecedented-coverage-in-unprecedented-times/   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/76K7aj5UJa3WRgHct5v1zM   …

DCE rises on steel rally

Iron ore futures rose higher on better steel prices, despite a choppy session as some market participants doubt whether the rally was sustainable. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange then inched up by 1.48% or RMB 12.50 day-on-day to RMB 858/mt on Wednesday. The steel rebar contract on …

Iron Ore DCE January Daily Technical Review Nov 18th

Verdict – Short-term neutral. DCE iron ore Jan contract created both higher highs and higher lows compared to yesterday. However the volatility range became smaller. Iron ore during last three days rebounded with smaller trading volume. From hourly chart, MACD was flattening. Slow stochastic KD was close to the bound of overbought area. If a …

Daily Ferrous Physical Review Nov 18th

Ferrous Market –    Ganggu Construction Steel Inventory: production 5.28 million tonnes, up 19,400 tonnes w-o-w. Mills inventory 3.37 million tonnes, down 178,400 tonnes w-o-w. Circulation inventory 7.20 million tonnes, down 729,800 tonnes w-o-w. –    Decmil Group signed 22 million dollar contract with Rio Tinto on the west Pilbara Mesa J miner’s structure and transportation service, …

European close

As expected, the iron ore market has traded up to new highs today with the DCE futures trading up to 861.5 and the Dec offshore trading to a high of USD 122.99. Iron ore is following the steel Rebar that continues to push higher on strong industrial and property data with output in October remaining …

DCE benefits from high steel prices and margins

Iron ore futures hiked up higher on better steel prices and market optimism on better steel margins and demand. The most-traded iron ore for January 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange booked a gain of 2.64% or RMB 22 day-on-day to RMB 855/mt on Monday. The steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange …

FIS Weekly Ferrous Report 17/11/2020

Iron ore remains neutral to bullish, with limited room to the upside in the short-run since futures values are converging with DCE deliverable physical values. Macro: The signing of RECP by 15 Asian countries (Reuters) indicated industrial commodities facing more tax exemptions in next few years. It will also help to build a transparent and …