Cliffs CEO Says ‘Know-Nothing’ Iron Bears Will Be Wrong Again
- Prices seen $50-$60, CEO says, citing outlook from CISA’s Li
- Bearish predictions haven’t yet materialized, Goncalves says
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The largest U.S. iron-ore producer says the bears are getting it wrong all over again. Prices will probably be sustained above $50 a metric ton as demand in China is stable and the impact of new supply won’t be as severe as forecast, according to Cliffs Natural Resources Inc.
“Those forecasts saying that prices will go to $40 or $30 or whatever, they haven’t materialized,” Chief Executive Officer Lourenco Goncalves said in a phone interview. “It’s not going to happen at the end of the year. Do you know what they’re going to say next? They’ll say it’ll be next year. That’s the reason I don’t believe them. They don’t know anything.”