The research firm claims that the market may receive short-term support from the most recent measures revealed by the Chinese government to encourage property lending.
Steel production should increase in the future months as a result of higher margins and low inventories.
In the near term, this should support prices, according to the research firm.
However, it claims that this year’s steel demand will continue to be hampered by the absence of a sustained improvement in new housing starts.
It also states that resolving supply-side problems will make the situation worse. Overall, it anticipates an improvement in the iron ore market imbalance by 2023.
Pent-up demand diminishes, and the market starts to cool down.
By the end of the year, prices should return below $100/t as a result of this weighing on mood, the report claims.
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