Iron ore, essential for steel-making, hit a seven-week low as prices dropped amid reduced demand and forecasted increased supplies to China. On the Dalian Commodity Exchange, the most actively traded September iron ore contract fell 1.84% to 825 yuan ($113.86) per ton, the lowest since mid-April. Similarly, on the Singapore Exchange, the benchmark price for […]
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