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Iron ore dips as falling China demand, high shipments weigh

Iron ore futures prices slid on Monday after someinvestors and traders liquidated long positionsto cash in profits on bets of faltering consumption amidseasonally slack...

Baltimore coal exports returning to normal

CSX this week will return to normal coal export operations at the Port of Baltimore after work crews cleared part of the deep channel...

Iron ore hits three-month high on bets of China demand

Iron ore futures hit a three-month high on Wednesday as investors bet on better demand following China’s support for the property sector, despite ample...

China iron ore imports likely at peak, demand composition to shift

China’s demand for imported iron ore has most likely peaked, but the composition of future imports are likely to shift as the world’s biggest...

Iron ore slides as prospects of softening demand, Biden’s new China tariff weigh

Iron ore prices extended declines into a second straight session on Wednesday, dragged down by expectations of seasonally falling demand in top consumer China...

Investors propel copper towards two-year peak

Copper prices climbed towards the two-year highs hit last month as expectations of strong demand growth and hopes for cuts to U.S. interest rates...

Iron ore climbs as bond issuance stimulus offsets weak China data impact

Iron ore futures prices strengthened on Monday, as news of more bond issuance by Chinese authorities to spur economic growth outweighed the impact of...

China’s April iron ore imports stay high as lower prices draw buyers

China’s April iron ore imports ticked up 1.1% from the previous month, customs data showed on Thursday, as lower prices in March encouraged some...

Iron ore slips amid high inventories at China ports

Iron ore futures prices slipped on Wednesday amid rising inventories at Chinese ports, despite hopes for greater intervention in the country’s flagging property market. The...

Iron ore prices hold steady on property stimulus hopes

Iron ore futures prices were largely unchanged on Tuesday, following a strong increase the previous day, as investors reacted to proposed property stimulus measures...

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