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Product markets outlook reports

Commodity Market Report

China coal long-term outlook H1 2019: supply-side reform will help stabilise benchmark thermal price

China has been trying to contain thermal coal prices in the range it deems reasonable since early 2017. However, the price has been above this rang...

Commodity Market Report

China coal short-term outlook April 2019: regional mining restrictions stop thermal price fall

In April, thermal coal prices fluctuated between RMB627/t and RMB 639/t, before returning to RMB526/t at the end of the month. Despite improvement ...

Commodity Market Report

China coal short-term outlook April 2020: demand yet to resume as supply boosted

The macroeconomic stats in March indicated an improved picture month-on-month, with the gradual containment of the coronavirus. The demand for coal...

Commodity Market Report

China coal short-term outlook August 2016

After a 14-month high of 15 Mt of seaborne thermal coal imports set in June, the record was broken again with a 1 Mt increase in July. The 16 Mt of...

Commodity Market Report

China coal short-term outlook August 2017: regulated domestic output and declining imports tighten market

Entering August, the record-high temperatures felt in July gradually dropped, leading us to reduce our estimation of thermal coal demand. Persisten...

Commodity Market Report

China coal short-term outlook December 2020: QHD price reaches RMB800/t

China’s thermal coal market was bustling in December. The suspension of daily QHD price index releases early in the month caused some chaos in the ...

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