The recent doubling of coking coal prices has been cited as good news for the price of iron ore. However, we think quite the contrary. A supply shock has underpinned the rally in coking coal prices, while the demand profile – the price driver it shares with iron ore – is unchanged. What’s more, we think higher coking coal prices could actually lead to lower steel output and iron ore demand.
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