Current coal prices have recorded 1,500 Yuan per tonne. Soaring energy prices sent producer prices to their highest in at least 25 years in September, rising by 10.7% from a year earlier according to official data released on Thursday and Cold winter weather is likely to push coal prices higher.Daily …
Read More »Strong Exports in September Boosts China’s Economy
China’s yuan inched higher against the dollar on Wednesday, as investors digested upbeat exports data and shifted focus to whether the central bank would overturn maturing loans later this week.In the spot market, the onshore yuan opened at 6.4509 per dollar and touched 6.4449, before ending at 6.4452, 20 pips …
Read More »Oil price jumps above $80 as natural gas races higher
Crude prices surged as traders expect oil and natural gas production will be limited by a global drive to lower carbon emissions and a mix up secure supplies.U.S. crude rose 1.5% to $80.52 a barrel on Monday, closing above $80 for the first time since 2014 and bringing its climb …
Read More »China orders top companies to secure winter energy supplies
China has ordered its top energy companies to secure winter supplies at all costs. The orders come with growing energy crisis in the country. The Chinese directive was issued during an emergency meeting presided by head of China’s energy section and industrial production Vice Premier Han Zheng.Zheng called all the …
Read More »Evergrande brings Chinese economy to a turning point
Evergrande’s debt crisis is a convenient reminder to the world of the various frailties that still run through the Chinese economy.As the property company stumbles, the crucial question is whether those frailties will drag down the world’s second-largest economy. Risks have increased, not just of a slowdown but of permanently …
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