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China’s steel slowdown to keep iron ore prices under pressure

Iron ore prices have now recovered from December’s lows, close to our end-year forecast. We expect demand from China’s steel sector to disappoint this year, so wouldn’t be surprised to see prices dip over the next few months. But production cuts should eventually sustain prices around current levels.

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