Global Iron Ore Market Defies Trade War Expectations

Via Metal Miner The past week or so has seen quite a yo-yo ride for global iron ore prices. Ore futures, including the most-active September contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE), dropped by about 2% on May 8. The reasons for this were twofold: the likely consequences of the U.S.-China trade tariff war, and a demand slowdown in China. Source: MetalMiner Insights, charts & correlation analysis The drop also coincided with an announcement by the People’s Bank of China cutting the seven-day reverse repurchase rate. The…Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei OilPrice.com Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei OilPrice.com