黑色建材日报：信贷数据不佳，钢材环比累库-20250814

Report Industry Investment Rating No relevant content provided. Core Viewpoints - The steel market shows a situation of poor credit data and a month - on - month increase in steel inventory. The iron ore market has a falling market sentiment and is oscillating. The coking coal and coke market has the sixth round of coke price increase implemented and is also oscillating. The thermal coal market has high daily consumption and rising coal prices [1][3][5][7]. Summary by Related Catalogs Steel - Market Analysis: Steel futures contracts declined slightly, and the spot market had average transactions with 91,282 tons of building materials sold nationwide. July's financial data showed negative private - sector credit growth and government financing boosting social financing. Steel inventory increased and production and sales declined according to Ganggu data [1]. - Supply - Demand and Logic: Building materials production and sales are in the off - season with a slight increase in inventory. Plate is affected by Tangshan's production restrictions with marginal improvement in sentiment. Before the parade, production restrictions on steel mills are frequent, and there is a possibility of marginal improvement in the fundamentals. However, it's difficult for steel mills to cut production autonomously due to good profits. Raw material prices are firm, and the steel fundamentals have few contradictions with strong support on the futures market. Future focus is on steel mill production restrictions and terminal demand [1]. - Strategy: The unilateral strategy is to oscillate, and there are no strategies for inter - period, inter - variety, spot - futures, and options [2]. Iron Ore - Market Analysis: Iron ore futures prices oscillated, and the prices of mainstream spot varieties rose slightly. Traders' quotation enthusiasm was average, and steel mills' procurement was mainly for rigid demand. The total transaction volume of iron ore at major ports nationwide was 842,000 tons, a month - on - month decrease of 31.71%. The total transaction volume of forward - looking spot was 1.57 million tons (8 transactions), a month - on - month increase of 383.08% (with 1.38 million tons from mines) [3]. - Supply - Demand and Logic: Iron ore shipments declined seasonally in July, but with rising prices, supply has strong support. Pig iron production remains high, steel profits are strong, and steel mills' production enthusiasm is high. There are no large - scale overhauls in the short term, so iron ore consumption and demand are resilient. In the long run, the iron ore supply - demand is still slightly loose. Future focus is on pig iron production and floating cargo changes [3]. - Strategy: The unilateral strategy is to oscillate, and there are no strategies for inter - period, inter - variety, spot - futures, and options [4]. Coking Coal and Coke - Market Analysis: The prices of black building materials commodities on the futures market declined collectively, and the main contracts of coking coal and coke oscillated downward. The exchange adjusted the trading limit for coking coal. For imported Mongolian coal, customs clearance restrictions remain in place, and port traders are reluctant to sell due to high - level fluctuations in the futures market. The sixth round of coke price increase was implemented, 523 sample mines had a slight increase in clean coal inventory, and raw coal inventory reduction slowed down with a slight decline in production [5]. - Supply - Demand and Logic: For coking coal, domestic mine supply recovery is slow, and imported coal customs clearance is restricted, so the overall supply is tight. Downstream coking enterprises have slowed down their procurement and mainly purchase for rigid demand. For coke, affected by rising coking coal prices, some coking enterprises are showing signs of losses. Coupled with Shandong's environmental protection production restrictions on September 3, coke supply is tightening. Although steel mills' profits have narrowed and pig iron production has declined, it is still at a high level in the same period, supporting demand. In the short term, coking coal and coke futures are restricted by the supply side. Future focus is on supply recovery progress, subsequent coke price increases, and the sustainability of high - level pig iron production [5][6]. - Strategy: The coking coal strategy is to oscillate, the coke strategy is to oscillate, and there are no strategies for inter - period, inter - variety, spot - futures, and options [6]. Thermal Coal - Market Analysis: In the production areas, the main production areas continued to be strong. Some open - pit mines have not resumed production, and after rainfall, some chemical plants and surrounding power plants are actively replenishing stocks. Large - scale purchasers at stations have increased their demand, and pit - mouth coal prices remain firm. At ports, the inventory at northern ports continues to decline, shipping is seriously inverted, high - quality resources are relatively scarce, and traders are strongly holding prices with quotes more likely to rise than fall. For imported coal, with rising temperatures, the port arrival cost has increased, and imported coal quotes continue to rise [7]. - Supply - Demand and Logic: Safety inspections in production areas are stricter, some over - producing mines are shut down for rectification, and some previously shut - down mines are under re - inspection. The overall supply is still tight. Coal daily consumption remains high, inventory continues to decline, and the coal fundamentals are good. Coal prices are expected to be strong in the short term [7]. - Strategy: No strategy content provided.