钢材&铁矿石日报：现实格局弱稳，钢矿震荡运行-20251203

1. Report Industry Investment Rating - No information provided regarding the report industry investment rating 2. Core Viewpoints of the Report - The main contract price of rebar oscillated with a 0% daily increase, and the shift of positions was completed. With an upcoming major meeting, optimistic expectations provided support for steel prices. However, the fundamentals of rebar did not improve under the situation of weak supply and demand. Steel prices were prone to pressure in the off - season. It is expected that steel prices will continue to oscillate, and attention should be paid to demand performance [5]. - The main contract price of hot - rolled coil oscillated with a 0.18% daily decline, and the shift of positions was almost completed. Benefiting from the warming market sentiment, the futures price of hot - rolled coil rose oscillatingly. However, the supply pressure remained, demand weakened, the fundamentals did not improve, and the upward driving force was not strong. It is expected that the trend will continue to oscillate, and attention should be paid to the production situation of steel mills [5]. - The main contract price of iron ore oscillated with a 0.19% daily decline. Short - term positive factors supported the ore price to return to a high level. However, the demand for iron ore continued to decline while the supply remained high. The fundamentals of the ore market were weak, and the upward driving force was not strong. It is expected that the ore price will maintain a high - level oscillation, and attention should be paid to the performance of steel products [5]. 3. Summary by Relevant Catalogs 3.1 Industry Dynamics - The OECD predicted that the global economic growth rates for this year and next year would be 3.2% and 2.9% respectively. The US economic growth rate would decline from 2.8% in 2024 to 2.0% in 2025 and further to 1.7% in 2026. The eurozone economy was expected to grow by 1.3% and 1.2% in 2025 and 2026 respectively. The impact of US tariffs on the global economy was becoming more apparent [7]. - As of December 3, among 14 car companies that released their new - energy vehicle sales data for November 2025, BYD, SAIC Group, and Geely Auto ranked in the top three in terms of monthly sales, with 480,200, 209,400, and 187,800 vehicles respectively. 11 car companies achieved year - on - year growth, and 11 also achieved month - on - month growth [8]. - On December 3, the first shipment of iron ore from the Simandou project, carrying 200,000 tons of high - grade iron ore, set sail for China. The project would gradually reach a total production capacity of 120 million tons per year [9]. 3.2 Spot Market - The spot prices of rebar in Shanghai, Tianjin, and the national average were 3,270, 3,220, and 3,331 respectively. The spot prices of hot - rolled coil in Shanghai, Tianjin, and the national average were 3,310, 3,240, and 3,333 respectively. The price of Tangshan billet was 2,990, and the price of Zhangjiagang heavy scrap was 2,080. The spread between hot - rolled coil and rebar was 40, and the spread between rebar and scrap was 1,190 [10]. - The price of 61.5% PB powder at Shandong ports was 797, and the price of Tangshan iron concentrate was 803. The sea freight from Australia was 12.24, and from Brazil was 25.30. The SGX swap price was 107.40, and the Platts index was 107.80 [10]. 3.3 Futures Market - The closing price of the rebar futures active contract was 3,169 with a 0.00% change, the highest price was 3,174, the lowest was 3,154, the trading volume was 750,667, the volume difference was 246,495, the open interest was 1,297,106, and the open - interest difference was 516,952 [12]. - The closing price of the hot - rolled coil futures active contract was 3,319 with a - 0.18% change, the highest price was 3,329, the lowest was 3,311, the trading volume was 234,619, the volume difference was - 14,970, the open interest was 542,502, and the open - interest difference was - 87,895 [12]. - The closing price of the iron ore futures active contract was 799.5 with a - 0.19% change, the highest price was 803.5, the lowest was 794.0, the trading volume was 169,490, the volume difference was 25,635, the open interest was 334,841, and the open - interest difference was - 23,770 [12]. 3.4 Relevant Charts - The report presented various charts related to steel and iron ore inventories, including weekly changes in rebar and hot - rolled coil inventories, total rebar and hot - rolled coil inventories (steel mills + social inventory), national 45 - port iron ore inventories, 247 steel mills' iron ore inventories, and domestic mine iron concentrate inventories [14][19][21]. - Charts about steel mill production were also included, such as the blast furnace operating rate and capacity utilization rate of 247 sample steel mills, the proportion of profitable steel mills among 247 steel mills, the operating rate of 87 independent electric furnaces, and the profit - loss situation of 75 building materials independent electric arc furnace steel mills [29][32]. 3.5 Market Outlook - For rebar, supply and demand weakened. The weekly output of rebar decreased by 18,800 tons, but the profit of short - process steel mills improved. Demand also weakened, with weekly apparent demand slightly decreasing. It is expected that steel prices will continue to oscillate, and attention should be paid to demand performance [38]. - For hot - rolled coil, the supply - demand pattern was weak, and inventory reduction was limited. The weekly output increased by 30,000 tons, and the inventory level was high. Demand weakened, with weekly apparent demand decreasing by 42,000 tons. It is expected that the price will continue to oscillate, and attention should be paid to steel mill production [38]. - For iron ore, the supply - demand pattern remained weak. The terminal consumption of ore continued to decline, and the profitability of steel mills did not improve. Domestic port arrivals decreased, while overseas shipments increased. It is expected that the ore price will maintain a high - level oscillation, and attention should be paid to the performance of steel products [39].