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Core Correlations: Iron Ore Research Weekly - July 6th, 2020

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SUMMARY

Demand

  1. China Manufacturing PMI: Manufacturing PMI data from China continues to be healthy after posting a dip in February due to COVID. June data came in at 50.9 and showed sequential improvement over May’s 50.6.
  2. Fundamental data points from China continue to show strength. Auto demand is likely to be up 4-5% YoY in June, and CRIC (China Real Estate Information Corporation) data shows property sales are up 14% YoY in June for the top 200 developers. Data for Jan-June FY20 has inflected into positive territory at 1% YTD.

Supply

  1. Supply issues from Brazil in June were not as bad as initially feared. Brazil shipped out 30 million tons in June, recording a 1% YoY growth.

  2. Inventory at the ports in China rose for the first time in three months.

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