If China bought Rio, it would take care of about 30% of China's entire annual iron-ore needs. Moreover, at a worldwide price of about $200 per ton today, ...

Meanwhile, the most actively traded May iron ore contract on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange saw a 0.19% decrease, ending the morning session at 773.5 yuan ($106.73) a ton.

Also, the most-traded iron ore on China’s Dalian Commodity Exchange ended the day 4.3% lower, at just $125 (832.5 yuan) a ton. The Singapore Exchange saw a similar drop, with benchmark February ...

Iron ore was exempt from China’s campaign of economic coercion on Australia in 2020. The iron ore battle goes back to 2010 , when BHP and Rio Tinto won a deal to switch from annually priced iron ...

Spot 62% iron ore for delivery to north China , as assessed by commodity price reporting agency Argus, ended at $116.05 a tonne on June 24, down 4.8% from the week before.

Reuters: China's iron ore imports may reach all-time high this year. China has already purchased 411.82 million tons of iron ore, which is over 7% more than the same period last year.

China's iron ore imports look to be steady in March from February's levels, with preliminary data from Refinitiv showing expected seaborne arrivals of 85.29 million tonnes this month, compared ...

China’s love affair with property may be ending but no one seems to have told iron ore traders. Imports of the transitional metal used for construction steel rose in 2023 compared to the ...

Another longer-term issue is Australia’s role as the primary supplier of China’s iron ore. China has political reasons to invest in other sources of iron ore and, while alternative supplies may be ...