February 8

　　China:

　　1.The supply of ferrochromium in China's spot market is tight

　　2.China's calcium silicon export price falls

　　U.S:

　　1.The probability of the Fed raising interest rates by 25 basis points in March is 90.8%

　　2.U.S.officials urge higher import tariffs on Russian ferrosilicon

　　Turkey:

　　Chrome mining operations in Turkey were not directly affected by the earthquake.But logistics including ports,railways and roads have been affected by the country's massive earthquake

　　Europe:

　　1.The European Central Bank will adjust the level of return on government deposits

　　2.Aperam raised alloy surcharges for European austenitic stainless steel flat products in February

　　South Korea:

　　South Korea's Hyundai Iron and Steel Ferrosilicon Tenders

　　India:

　　Indian suppliers continue to raise prices for ferrochromium,ferrochrome(60%Cr;4%Si)

　　January 10

　　China:

　　1.The export price of China's low-carbon ferrochrome is firm

　　2.The price of silicon metal in China fell

　　3.Due to power cuts in winter,Guizhou electrolytic aluminum enterprises are facing the third round of load reduction due to power shortage

　　South Korea:

　　1.The import price of ferrosilicon in the Korean market rose slightly

　　2.Korean Hankook Iron and Steel Ferrosilicon Pricing

　　Europe:

　　German RW silicium discontinued production of silicon metal

　　Zimbabwe:

　　Zimbabwe raw ore export ban:base metals such as nickel,chromium and manganese must be processed before shipment

　　U.K:

　　UK strikes continue,rail traffic hampered

Holiday date: Jan 18-Jan 29

Jan17

China

1. The scale of active winter storage of steel products in China has decreased year-on-year. With the coming of the Spring Festival holiday

2. To curb the price increase of iron ore, China's top economic planning agency convened a group of iron ore traders

3. On January 17, 2023, the People's Bank of China carried out a 506 billion yuan reverse repurchase operation through interest rate bidding

Europe 

ECB Governing Council Hernandez De Cos: Continue to raise interest rates sharply

United States

The probability of the Fed raising interest rates by 25 basis points in February to the range of 4.50%-4.75% is 91.2%

Japan

Japanese buyers of silicon metal cautiously wait and see

South Korea

On January 13, the Bank of Korea raised the benchmark interest rate to 3.50%

　　December 28

　　China:

　　1.The export price of China's low-carbon ferrochrome is firm

　　2.Chinese stainless steel producer Tsingshan raises the bidding price of high-carbon ferrochrome for delivery in January by RMB 500 per ton

　　Malaysia:Malaysia has just announced that the electricity surcharge from January to June next year will increase by 400%

　　Europe:The price of electrolytic manganese in the European market is firm

　　Japan:The import volume of ferrosilicon in the Japanese market has declined

　　South Korea:Ferrosilicon import prices weaken in the Korean market

　　United States:62.8%probability of Fed raising interest rate by 25 basis points in February next year to 4.50%-4.75%range

　　Nov 14

　　China

　　1.The central parity rate of the RMB against the US dollar was reported at 7.0899,an increase of 1008 basis points

　　2.China's ferrosilicon exports increase quotations

　　U.S.

　　1.The U.S.market for ferrosilicon is stable

　　2.2022-11-14:According to CME's"Federal Reserve Watch":The probability of the Fed raising interest rates by 50 basis points in December to a range of 4.25%-4.50%is 83%

　　LME

　　LME decides not to ban Russian metal

　　Europe

　　Low carbon chromium market iron prices stable in European market

　　Sea Freight

　　Shipping giants warn global trade is falling

　　India

　　Indian steel industry growth mainly driven by domestic demand

　　October 27

　　China:

　　1.China's ferrosilicon export prices fell

　　2.China's low carbon ferrochromium prices are stable

　　U.S:

　　2022-10-27:According to CME"Fed Watch",the probability of raising interest rates by 75 basis points is 87.3%

　　Europe:

　　Eurofer forecasts EU steel demand to fall by 3.5%in 2022 due to energy crisis

　　Japan:

　　Japan will announce economic stimulus plan at the end of the month,with an estimated total of 450 billion US dollars

　　India:

　　Despite the unfavourable global environment,the Indian market remains strong.Steel demand in India to grow by 6.1%in 2022 and 6.7%in 2023

　　October 11

　　China

　　China's low carbon ferrochromium prices to rise

　　South Africa

　　Ransnet shipping company strike may affect manganese ore exports

　　U.S.

　　The probability of the Fed raising interest rates by 75 basis points in November significantly increased to 82.0%

　　Ni

　　LME nickel prices rise on low inventories

　　Ukraine

　　Ukraine announced that it will stop electricity exports from the 11th due to missile strikes on energy facilities

　　Europe

　　Energy crisis intensifies,European ferrochromium production struggles

　　September 16

　　China

　　China's low carbon ferrochromium suppliers wait and see the market

　　Brazil

　　Brazil's imported silicon metal prices hold steady

　　India

　　1.Indian ferrosilicon prices fall

　　2.New electricity price in Bhutan will affect ferrosilicon production

　　South Korea

　　Korea's ferrosilicon import prices fall

　　South Africa

　　Eskom Announces:Today's Power Outage Status Raised From Level 2 to Level 4

　　Europe

　　1.The European Commission's proposal to set a natural gas price cap was abandoned

　　2.On September 16,the European electrolytic manganese market price was 2395-2555 US dollars/ton Rotterdam