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The global iron ore market will have a surplus of 4 million tons this year on higher shipments and lower steel demand outside of China, according to Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in a revised projection. Previous expectation was a 30 million-ton deficit, analysts including Paul Young said in a report dated Thursday Market to move into a surplus in …
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Chinese futures rallied on better steel margins, which prompted more mills to ramp up production. The most-actively traded iron ore futures on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), for September delivery, hiked by 2.14% to RMB 645.50 per tonne at Wednesday However, the steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange was mostly flat throughout the …
Shipments from Australia including Port Hedland total 16.8 million tons in week to May 8, compared with 18.9 million tons a week earlier, according to Global Ports data in AHOY compiled by Bloomberg. * From Port Hedland: 9.7 million tons ** NOTE: Port Hedland used by miners including BHP Group, Fortescue Metals Group Ltd. and …
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Aussie Pressured by Fed’s Push Back and China Beef Ban The Australian dollar briefly rose above its 100-day moving average again this week in what appears to be a false break after Federal Reserve officials pushed back on the notion of negative U.S. rates. The currency had been stuck below the rolling gauge since January …
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Iron Ore Tests key Support But Refusing to Buckle Onshore iron ore futures have held above key support levels this morning, having failed to break below the weekly pivot point at RMB 625.7. Fundamentally vulnerable on the back of a global slowdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there is increasing bearish rhetoric regarding the performance …
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Iron Rises With Brazil Flows, Australian Spat in Focus Iron ore futures gained as major producer Brazil continued to post lower shipment figures and investors tracked escalating trade tensions between China, the top iron ore buyer, and Australia, its largest supplier. Brazil’s daily average exports of iron ore and concentrated products was 1.04 million tons …
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Recovery Quickens as PBOC Vows Support Chinese industrial commodities began the week on the front foot after the central bank pledged more powerful policies to combat the coronavirus’s hammer blow to growth. The evidence of the past few days, from shrinking crude and metals stockpiles, to the rebound in car sales and usage, suggest that …
Unexpected Gain in Chinese Exports Is Seen as Temporary China’s exports unexpectedly rose in April aided by stronger shipments to South East Asia, though with the coronavirus pandemic damaging global demand that increase is likely to be temporary. Imports fell. Exports rose 3.5% in dollar terms in April from a year earlier, while imports dropped …
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Chinese futures rose on Wednesday despite some earlier losses at the start of the session. As such, the most-actively traded iron ore futures for September 2020 delivery on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) rose by 1.16% day-on-day to RMB 613 per tonne on Wednesday. Likewise, the steel rebar contract on the Shanghai Futures Exchange also …
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Chinese futures slipped toward the closing session after a rally in morning session on pre-holiday restocking demand. The most-actively traded iron ore futures for September 2020 delivery on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) dipped slightly by 0.41% day-on-day to RMB 607 per tonne on Friday. Following the decline, the steel rebar contract on the Shanghai …
