Iron ore in fresh crisis as forward prices slide

Singapore

IRON ore is veering to a new crisis as prices for future delivery of the commodity slide 30 per cent in the space of a month, and its outlook is now more bearish than oil and more dire than ever for miners struggling to just stay in business.

Prices of the steel-making ingredient for immediate delivery have slumped 60 per cent over the past year as demand particularly from China slowed rapidly.