China Fails to Threaten Iron Ore Market as Prices Soar

China Fails to Threaten Iron Ore Market as Prices Soar
A Chinese labourer stands near a furnace as he works at an unauthorized steel factory in Inner Mongolia, China on Nov. 3, 2016. Kevin Frayer/Getty Images
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Iron ore prices have flourished again despite a downward dive following Beijing’s promise to curb the mineral’s unabated market growth.

Spot prices launched to an unprecedented, all-time high of US$230 per tonne earlier in May, followed by a sharp decline by 20 percent to US$183 two weeks later. However, values once again surpassed US$200 at the beginning of June and currently sit close to US$208.

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