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China coal ban

November 2020

Canadian producer Teck Resources says it has boosted coking coal sales into China.

China paying through the nose to snub Aussie coal

Canadian coal miner Teck Resources says it is reaping a price premium selling into China as Australian producers are left out in the cold.

  • Brad Thompson
Recent missed payments have shattered the widely held belief among Chinese bond investors that state-backed companies enjoyed an implicit guarantee from the local government.

Beijing warns of crackdown on misconduct after bond defaults

Missed payments have shattered the belief among Chinese bond investors that state-backed companies enjoyed an implicit guarantee from the local government.

  • Sun Yu
Economic historian Niall Ferguson says China is making an example of Australia.

Investors caught in Cold War II crossfire

Economic historian Niall Ferguson says the US should press home the technology war against its Chinese challenger.

  • Robert Guy
Penfolds is the flagship brand of Treasury Wine Estates.

China push for retrospective wine tariffs puts heat on Treasury Wines

The China Alcoholic Drinks Association wants Chinese authorities to apply retrospective tariffs to Australian wine imports in the anti-dumping investigation.

  • Simon Evans, Peter Ker and Angela Macdonald-Smith

October 2020

ASIO chief Mike Burgess is worried about MPs being manipulated for foreign governments.

Spy chief warns MPs: China may target you

ASIO has stepped up its investigation into foreign intelligence services that are 'deceptively cultivating' politicians to gain influence and curry favour.

  • Andrew Tillett and Phillip Coorey
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Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure has the rights to the Dalrymple Bay Terminal, which is the largest met coal terminal in Queensland and services miners in the Bowen Basin.

Dalrymple Bay and the $1b chase for coal hard cash

Brookfield is seeking to raise more than $1 billion to float its Queensland coal port owner Dalrymple Bay Infrastructure.

  • Sarah Thompson, Anthony Macdonald and Tim Boyd
Spinning off thermal coal doesn't help keep the Paris Accord on track, Glencore's CEO says.

Coal demergers are a carbon cop-out, Glencore CEO says

Ivan Glasenberg also said 'hard investors' were more focused on shareholder returns than on issues such as Juukan Gorge.

  • Hans van Leeuwen
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BHP hit with China coal deferrals

BHP chairman Ken MacKenzie says it would be ''concerning" if rumours about China banning Australian coal imports were true.

  • Peter Ker
Fears over IMF growth warning (Thumbnail)

IMF forecasts softer economic hit with mining and food to bounce back

Australia is now expected to contract 4.2 per cent this calendar year but it is less severe than the 6.7 per cent fall tipped in April.

  • Matthew Cranston
Uncertainty surrounds China's latest halt on Australian coal imports.

There's a limit on China's coal appetite, literally

China has imported huge amounts of coal from Australia and other nations this year and that may be the trigger for slowing purchases in the final months of 2020.

  • Peter Ker
Piles of coal at Qinhuangdao Port. This is not the first time traders in China have reported an unofficial block on Australian imports.

China orders steel makers to stop buying Australian coal, say traders

Coal traders in China confirmed reports on industry websites that some buyers had been told to stop purchasing coal from Australia.

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  • Michael Smith and Andrew Tillett

September 2020

Reinhold Schmidt says New Hope's Bengalla and Acland mines are making money at the current low coal prices.

New Hope in the black despite coal collapse

The miner's new chief executive says the company is making money despite depressed prices for thermal coal.

  • Peter Ker

July 2020

China's threat on Australian exports might not be as severe as we think.

Australia has trade avenues beyond China, CBA says

Beijing's threat to Australian exports might not be as damaging as many believe, economists at Commonwealth Bank say.

  • Matthew Cranston

May 2020

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says business needs to weigh up for itself the risk of trading with China.

Businesses need to weigh up China risks: PM

The Prime Minister says it isn't the government's role to assess the political risk of doing business in China.

  • Andrew Tillett
Iron ore exports are tipped to reach a record $84 billion this year before falling to $66 billion in 2020-21.

China alters rules on iron ore, coal sparking trade fears

The latest potential disruptions follow restrictions on Australian barley and beef in moves believed to be linked to political tensions.

  • Michael Smith and Andrew Tillett
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China could damage its own economic recovery by restricting Australian iron ore imports.

Why China's too smart to hurt Aussie iron ore

China would send the price of iron ore rocketing and damage its economy by banning Australian iron ore imports. But coal might be a different story.

  • James Thomson

March 2020

Work last month on a temporary hospital in Wuhan, at the centre of the outbreak. Beijing is weighing up fresh stimulus for construction.

Iron ore, LNG exporters banking on China stimulus

The immediate future of Australia's biggest exports hinge on whether or not the Chinese government opts for a huge spending spree to reboot its economy.

  • Michael Smith

February 2020

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China thermal coal market faces coronavirus squeeze

China's domestic thermal coal market faces a 2-3 month short squeeze as a rapidly spreading coronavirus outbreak curtails production more than demand.

  • Sudarshan Varadhan

October 2019

Chinese workers taking samples of imported Australian coal at a port in Rizhao.

China to extend restrictions on Australian coal, say analysts

While there had been hopes in Canberra that the unofficial quota on Australian coal exports to China would be wound back shortly, there are signs that the restrictions could remain in force for a while.

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  • Michael Smith
Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the China Australia trade relationship is mutually beneficial.

China dependency good for trade: Frydenberg

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says China's dependency on Australian imports will help maintain a peaceful trade balance with the superpower despite recent tensions around shared values.

  • Matthew Cranston and Angus Grigg

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