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Mining News Pro - The iron ore price plummeted on Tuesday as China ramped up a campaign to stop prices overheating even before the government rolls out demand-boosting stimulus measures this year.
According to Fastmarkets MB, benchmark 62% Fe fines imported into Northern China were changing hands for $134.88 a tonne during morning trading, down 9.4% compared to Friday’s closing.
On China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange, prices dropped as much as 9.7% — very close to their daily limit.
Several iron ore companies were reportedly called to a meeting with the economy’s top planning body in Beijing, while the official China Daily newspaper railed against what it called “guerrilla war” by speculators in China and outside.
“The government’s rhetoric on cracking down on iron ore prices is expected to drive trading for the near term as the market awaits more specific measures,” Wei Ying, an analyst with China Industrial Futures, said by phone.
The fresh regulatory attention highlights a difficult balancing act for Beijing, which wants to steady the economy – boosting steel consumption – without reprising last year’s damaging bout of commodity inflation.
“Beijing will focus more on growth and increased infrastructure spending in 2022,” BHP CEO Mike Henry said in a statement.
Headwinds for iron ore including steel-output curbs will relax this year, according to Henry, who spoke after the company posted record half-year earnings. Iron ore prices will remain extremely volatile long into the future, he said.
Iron ore had risen more than 60% from mid-November to smash through $150 a tonne last week, triggering initial actions by regulators including port checks, higher futures trading fees and a warning against disinformation.
China’s state planner will hold what it called a “reminding and warning” symposium with domestic and foreign iron ore traders on February 17 in an effort to ensure market stability, according to two sources and a notice reviewed by Reuters.
“History has taught us that these sharp plunges after Chinese rhetoric on investigating and supervising iron ore prices are short and temporary,” said Atilla Widnell, managing director at Navigate Commodities.
A fall in supplies from Australia and Brazil – together with rising steel production – have created a very finely balanced market, he said.
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