Links to previous press releases are below.
Singapore fuel oil stocks fall to two-year low
Singapore onshore fuel oil stocks declined by 2.73M bbls w-o-w to 18.73M bbls during the week ending September 29, falling to the lowest level since September 2019, according to Reuters citing Enterprise...
Read MoreSouth African August Coal and Iron Ore Exports
South African seaborne coal exports reached 5.0 Mt in August, a seven-month low and down from 6.1 Mt in the same month last year, official customs data showed.
Total seaborne exports in the...
Read MoreTurkish August Steel Scrap Imports
Steel scrap imports by Turkey in August reached 2.0 Mt, a seven-month low but up marginally from 1.9 Mt in the same month last year, official customs data showed.
Total steel scrap imports in the January-August reached 17.3 Mt, up from 14.0 Mt a year earlier.
China’s Manufacturing PMI Signals Contraction
At 49.6, China’s official manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) slipped into contraction for the first time since February 2020 in September (a value below 50 indicates contraction). Electricity...
Read MoreWorld HRB Steel Prices
Hot rolled band (HRB) steel prices in the US continued to move higher, bucking the trend observed in China and Western Europe, to reach a new record high in the period between 13-27 September, according...
Read MoreUS crude stocks break seven-week draw down streak
US commercial crude oil stocks increased by 4.6M bbls w-o-w to 418.5M bbls during the week ending September 24, rising after previously being drawn down for the past seven weeks, according to the US Energy...
Read MoreJapanese Iron Ore Imports by Source
Japanese imports of Australian iron ore in August reached 5.7 Mt, up 2.1 Mt year-on-year with Brazilian volumes registered at 2.8 Mt, unchanged on the year ago level, data from Japan’s Ministry of Finance...
Read MoreJapanese Coal Imports by Source
Japan imported 7.6 Mt of steam coal (including anthracite) from Australia in August, a seven-month high and up from 5.3 Mt in the same month last year, data from the Japanese Ministry of Finance show.
After...
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