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June 2019 | Steel Raw Materials


Forecast for 2019 revised up but outlook remains bearish: Iron Ore Market Analysis


There is usually a distinct seasonality in iron ore demand and prices tend to follow a certain pattern, but this year they have been resilient to any seasonal downturns.

Iron ore prices across the board dropped last week for the first time in three months. Fastmarkets MB’s 62% Fe fines benchmark averaged 4.85% lower than the previous week and this is the biggest week-on-week drop since November last year. Trading on the seaborne market was relatively quiet as there was a public holiday in China for the Dragon Boat Festival on Friday.

There is usually a distinct seasonality in iron ore demand and prices tend to follow a certain pattern, but this...

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