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Prices of thermal coal, typically used to generate electricity, have shot to record highs due to increased buying by Europe after sanctions on Russia
European diesel supplies have shrunk following the disruption caused by sanctions imposed on Russia in response to its invasion of Ukraine
Huge imports of the metal into China, much of it by speculators taking advantage of relatively low prices, consumed the market surplus in 2021, a global trade body said
It was a message that rattled US Twitter users rather than people in Taipei, who were more concerned about traffic lights going down
US President said the move would deal a blow to Putin’s ‘war machine’ but warned of inevitable gasoline price rises
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is ramping up the price of metals used in cars, from aluminium to palladium to the high-grade nickel in electric vehicle batteries
Japan, which counts Russia as its fifth-biggest supplier of crude, is in discussion with the US and European countries about possibly banning Russian oil imports, Kyodo says
The state planning body plans to boost output and reserves of oil, gas, as well as coal, which powers more than 60% of China's electricity generation plants
Aggregate cash holdings of ASX200 companies grew 60% in the year to December 31, hitting a record high of $246 billion, according to a CommSec analysis.
Tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes and international asset manager Brookfield have raised their bid to buy Australian energy giant AGL...
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Market InsightsKazakhstan Unrest Poses Risks for World EconomyHundreds of people have died and thousands have been detained in Kazakhstan during the worst violence seen in the Central Asian nation since it became independent in the early 1990s. The unrest in Kazakhstan poses risks for energy markets, and even cryptocurrencies.
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