Steel demand18 Sep 2023 14:21
Steel demand is of course the main driver of iron ore price. It is reasuring to see steel firming up in China.
"Steel rebar futures rose past CNY 3,825 per tonne in September, the highest since April, as new data from China dimmed concerns of low resource demand from the world’s top steel consumer. Industrial production, retail sales, unemployment, and new yuan loans were better than forecast in August, raising hopes that a series of economic support measures from Beijing could dampen the country’s housing slump and financial contagion worries, improving the outlook for commodity demand. Additionally, JPMorgan noted that steel usage in China shall remain robust through financial concerns for property developers, as high levels of infrastructure building offset the poor confidence in residential sales. In the meantime, the latest data showed that crude steel output in China fell by a sharper-than-expected 4.8% month-on-month in August, also supporting prices."
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/steel