中国经济持续面临的挑战正影响其钢铁需求前景，在全球最大的进口国市场里这一支柱行业承压明显。新加坡期货价格下滑至每吨89美元以下，并在过去一周内下挫超过1%。上周五的数据揭示出，中国当地经济收入从土地销售减少，青年失业率则达到年度峰值。
铁矿石价格年内已暴跌逾三分之一，上周末最低触及自2022年11月以来水平，这背后是持续困扰中国的房地产业危机对消费构成打击，而主要矿山的稳定供应情况与此形成对比。中国境内的钢铁生产商已着手减少产量，至今的生产进度滞后于去年3%。
在新加坡市场，每吨铁矿石价格最高下跌了2.7%，随后降至89.30美元以下，且在上海及大连两地的人民币计价期货也分别下跌超过3%，钢价走低。尽管中国近期下调了短期政策利率，并宣布三大监管机构将推行刺激经济增长计划的消息提振市场预期，官员们或正筹备加大力度推动经济复苏，但这一举措似乎并未立即缓解消费市场的压力。
在基础金属领域内，铝价下滑至每吨2,464美元，镍、铜和锌的交易价格也出现了下跌。
新闻来源：www.bloomberg.com
原文地址：Iron Ore Falls as China’s Economic Woes Spotlight Demand Concern
新闻日期：2024-09-23
原文摘要：
fell following fresh signs that China’s economy continues to struggle, hurting the outlook for consumption of the steel-making staple in the world’s largest importer.Futures dropped toward $89 a ton in Singapore after shedding more than 1% last week. Data on Friday showed that local as income from land sales fell, while the youth jobless rate hit the highest this year.Iron ore has plunged by more than a third this year — retreating to the lowest since November 2022 last week — as a debilitating property crisis in China hobbled consumption, while supplies from leading miners remained robust. Steelmakers in the country have been cutting back on production, with running more than 3% behind the pace in 2023.Read More: Futures dropped as much as 2.7% in Singapore, before trading 2.6% lower at $89.30 a ton as of 4:26 p.m. In China, yuan-denominated in Dalian ended more than 3% lower, wile steel prices retreated in Shanghai. Subscribe to The .The declines persisted even after China cut one of its short-term policy rates and announced plans for a on the economy by three top regulators, fueling speculation authorities are preparing to ramp up efforts to revive growth.In base metals, aluminum fell 0.9% to $2,464 on the . Nickel, copper and zinc were also down.
