The global steel community saw activity improve again last week as China returned after its Golden Week holiday. The lull seen in the week before last proved once again that the world’s largest steel producer and user continues to define market sentiment, activity and much else for that matter. That …

Global iron ore and scrap prices prepared for a rebound towards the end of last week, following the corrections registered since the beginning of September, but signals from the market are mixed. The extent of this recovery is uncertain and the iron ore market seems to be suffering more than …

Raw material prices continued their downward trend last week, falling back to the levels registered in mid-July. The correction is putting pressure on finished steel markets across the globe, with some exceptions such as Europe and Latin America. According to Kallanish price series, iron ore lost more than -15% since …

Last week raw material prices increase the pace of their fall as Chinese sentiment decreased and markets started to react quickly to the new negative trend.

Iron ore prices last week fell below $65/t CFR Qingdao for the first time since the beginning of July. Since September, the price has …