The recent rise in commodities in this round has obvious characteristics of importing. Judging from the characteristics of price increases, especially import-dependent bulk commodities closely linked to CPI, such as non-ferrous metals, iron ore, and black, the increase is relatively large. However, the prices of many commodities linked to CPI, such as live pigs, apples, red dates and other agricultural products, have not risen, but have fallen. The steel market has changed recently, please see:
The official website of the Tangshan Market Supervision Bureau announced on May 14: In response to the recent continuous increase in steel market prices, the price increase far exceeds the cost increase, in order to protect the normal production and operation activities of the enterprise, promote the healthy development of the enterprise, and regulate the price behavior. To prevent the risk of price violations and maintain a good price order, on May 14, Tangshan Market Supervision Administration, Development and Reform Commission, and Bureau of Industry and Information Technology jointly interviewed the city's steel production enterprises on steel prices.
The interview requires all steel production companies to strictly implement the Price Law of the People’s Republic of China, the Provisions on Administrative Penalties for Price Illegal Acts, and other price laws and regulations, strengthen self-discipline, operate in compliance with the law, and must not collude with each other, fabricate or spread price increase information, and consciously Maintain the steel market price order and public interests. For illegal acts such as collusion, manipulation of market prices, fabricating and disseminating price increase information, hoarding and driving up prices, the relevant provisions of the Price Law of the People’s Republic of China and the Provisions on Administrative Penalties for Price Illegal Acts will be strictly investigated and dealt with in accordance with laws and regulations. If the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to suspend business for rectification, or its business license shall be revoked and publicly exposed.
The continuous high price of steel has attracted great attention from the industry.
The official Baijia account of China Economic Times also published an article on the 14th "Steel prices are rising too fast and downstream enterprises are facing pressure on losses", mentioning that an unnamed expert told reporters that from the previous four months, steel production is still growing. , It is not easy to reduce steel output during the year. In addition, the prices of bulk commodities such as steel are greatly affected by the international market, and it is essential to correctly guide market expectations and promote the stable and healthy development of the domestic market.
The report quoted local industry insiders in Yantai as saying that on May 5, the delivery price of local rebar in Yantai was 5370 yuan/ton, and that in Weihai was 5390 yuan/ton. On May 13, they were increased to 6430 yuan/ton and 6,450 yuan/ton respectively. Ton. In other words, in just 8 days, the rebar has increased by RMB 1,060 per ton. According to this person's analysis, the steel bars used in construction rose from 4560 yuan/ton in April to 5650 yuan/ton on May 8, an increase of 23% in two months. This increase was overwhelming for both parties. Steel prices are still rising sharply in recent days.
The reporter's investigation found that in the steel market, it is common for a ton of steel to rise by three to four hundred yuan every other day. Steel prices are no longer one price per day, and it is not surprising that there are four or five price adjustments on the same day. The biggest challenge now is the end user。
The above report also quoted experts as saying that the prices of bulk commodities such as steel are greatly affected by the international market. It is essential to correctly guide market expectations and promote the stable and healthy development of the domestic market. The market outlook should not be blindly optimistic, and should focus on preventing market artificial speculation and frequent price adjustments, leading to irrational rises in steel prices.
According to the WeChat public account "Shanghai Market Supervision" of the Shanghai Market Supervision Bureau on May 14 news, recently, steel prices have continued to rise. In order to maintain the steel market price order, protect the normal production and operation activities of enterprises, prevent the risk of price violations, and promote the sustainable and healthy development of the steel industry, in accordance with the requirements of the interviews between the State Administration of Market Supervision and the National Development and Reform Commission, Shanghai Municipal Market Supervision on May 14 Bureau, Shanghai Development and Reform Commission, and Shanghai Economic and Information Technology Commission jointly interviewed Shanghai iron and steel enterprises.
