Iron Ore Sheds Nearly 5% After Goldman’s China Property Warning
- Real estate weakness to be multiyear growth drag, bank says
- Steel-making ingredient halts eight-day advance in Singapore
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Iron ore fell for the first time in nine sessions as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. warned that property weakness would likely be a multiyear growth drag for China’s economy.
The steel-making staple dropped almost 5% in Singapore after the investment bank said in a note that it sees persistent problems in Chinese real estate, mainly related to lower-tier cities and private developer financing. There was no quick fix and the property recovery was likely to be “L-shaped,” according to Goldman.