Iron Ore’s Drop Below $90 Tests High-Cost Supply as Losses Mount
Iron ore’s fall below $90 a ton has pushed as much as 170 million tons of production into losses, but prices will need to remain depressed for longer before enough supply exits to tighten the market, according to UBS Group AG.
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