Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 19/04/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • US White House announced plans to implement new restrictions on Chinese steel and aluminum products, including raising the 301 tariff on Chinese steel and aluminum products to three times the current level. • US jobless claims last week reached 212,000, est. 215,000, last 211,000.   Iron Ore Key …

Daily Virtual Steel Mill Report 18/04/24

Verdict: • Short-run Neutral.   Macro: • ECB governor Joachim Nagel believed that there was increasing probability for a rate cut in June. However the decision needed to confirm the inflation rate is really going down by then.   Iron Ore Key Indicators: • Platts62 $116.60, +6.20, MTD $106.13. The resumption of production in China …