Farewell, thermal coal

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From ANZ today:

Newcastle physical coal prices hit a 3-month low of USD80/t, in line with other Asian coal prices. Chinese demand remains soft and an oversupply situation is apparent in Pacific markets. The NDRC said Chinese utilities have closer to 29 days of supply (contrary to other reports of 20-25 days of supply). Either way, this is negative, with the average days of supply normally around 15 and signals ongoing weak demand.

ANZ Commodity Daily 725 151012

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David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.