Tough TimesSource: Oilprice.com, Intelligience Report,, Tuesday, July 11, 2023. "IRON ORE LIVES THROUGH WORST DAY OF 2023. Depressed by weak Chinese domestic demand and steel output curbs, the two Asian iron ore futures in Dalian and Singapore recorded their worst day in 2023 so far on Monday, falling by almost 4% on the day to $109 per metric tonne.