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Conflict & Commodities: Impact on Freight Rates, Iron Ore Demand, and Oil Prices

Apr 24, 2024

Ben Klang decodes dry freight market's roller coaster, while Hao Pei predicts iron ore resistance to correction. Archie Smith sheds light on rising fuel oil prices. Discussions on Middle East tensions, steel demand, and OPEC cuts impacting crude market.

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Quick takeaways

Improving steel demand hints at a positive iron ore market outlook despite short-term corrections.

Rise in fuel oil cracks attributed to reduced high sulfur crude supply, impacting regional high sulfur fuel oil prices.

Deep dives

Market Movements in Dry Freight

The podcast episode delves into the market movements in dry freight, highlighting fluctuations in indexes such as capes, Panama axis, and supermaxes. These fluctuations have shown both increases and decreases, with influences from factors like robust Chinese coal and iron ore demand and better fixture reports from Brazil and West Africa. The overall sentiment in the dry freight market has improved, leading to rate increases and positive changes in shipment volumes.

Introduction

3min

Current Trends in Dry Freight Market

5min

Iron Ore Price Plunge and Market Correction

3min

Analyzing Falling Crude Oil Prices Amid Middle East Tensions

2min

Analysis of Fuel Oil Cracks and High Sulfur Prices

2min

Markets in Motion: Dry Freight Gains, Middle East Tensions, and Iron Ore Updates

Hello and welcome back to Freight Up, the number 1 commodities and freight markets podcast from FIS.

We're your hosts, Jess, and Davide, and in this episode of Freight Up we'll dissect the latest geopolitical events impacting our sectors, from the Middle Eastern tensions and their muted effect on crude oil, to the unexpected surge in cocoa prices due to West African crop shortfalls.

In this episode, Ben Klang decodes the dry freight market's roller coaster ride, while Hao Pei predicts the iron ore market's resistance to a short-term correction.

Our people's broker and resident fuel oil expert Archie Smith reports to us remotely from Dubai, shining a light on the rising cracks in fuel oil prices this month.

Brace yourselves for another 'deep dive' into the seas of freight and commodities.

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Thanks in advance for listening to this Freight and Commodity podcast by FIS!

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Timestamps

00:00 Middle East tensions ease, commodities fluctuate. Fed adjusts.

04:21 TC index down 7% then rebounded. Market sentiment improved.

08:16 High market, steel margin drop, iron ore strategy.

09:36 Steel demand may gradually increase over months.

13:09 OPEC cuts impacting high sulphur crude market.

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