Tag: Chinese iron ore futures

  • Fears of steel output cuts pull-down DCE iron ore futures

    Fears of steel output cuts pull-down DCE iron ore futures

    Intensifying market speculation that Chinese steelmakers will have to trim crude steel output this half to comply with the central government’s directive has triggered a drastic correction in the country’s iron ore futures markets. On Thursday, the most-traded iron ore futures contract on the Dalian Commodity Exchange (DCE) for September delivery slumped for the second…