Record-high iron ore prices result in lower trade volume

A total of 180,000 mt of iron ores was traded for the week ended Dec 11, down almost 80.54% week-on-week, as compared to 925,000 mt of iron ore traded last week. The week also seen iron ore prices soaring to record-high level toward $160/mt in the matter of days, which led some market experts to …

DCE closes high, just shy of the RMB 1,000/mt mark

Iron ore futures closed at high RMB 900s/mt, just shy of the coveted RMB 1,000/mt mark, after a week of speculative trading supported by good steel demand and margins. The most-traded iron on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) then rose further by 4.38% day-on-day or RMB 41.50 to 989.50/mt on Friday. The steel rebar contract …

DCE rallies on high capital injections

Iron ore futures continued to chase toward the RMB 1,000/mt mark, on good steel demand and expectation of recovering economies from the pandemic. Thus, the most-traded iron ore for May 2021 delivery on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) rose by 6.76% day-on-day or RMB 61.50 to 971/mt on Thursday. The steel rebar contract on the …

Castaway Podcast- Episode 36

FIS Castaway Podcast – Episode 36   Caught off guard by the Iron Ore moves? Listen to this week’s Castaway podcast where Chris, Tom and Kerry have it covered, along with all our markets.   Listen Below:   Website https://freightinvestorservices.com/blog/fis-castaway-eps-36-unprecedented-coverage-in-unprecedented-times/   Spotify https://open.spotify.com/episode/0WA9W0fF8iU8zj7ZXaXJv9?si=wQFDhZpGQAmWRHJ5ELpt6Q     And Itunes  https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/fis-castaway/id1507094242#episodeGuid=9e03d14c-8b5c-8383-312a-4c06244f5758