Coal is back – and Japan is driving the rally

Japan’s heavy dependence on imported energy is being put through a real-time stress test. The crisis triggered by the war in...

On the 11th (local time), U.S. President Donald Trump holds the “clear guardian of beautiful and clean coal” trophy he received as a gift from former U.S. Coal Board Chairman Jim Grech at the White House. AP Yonhap News Agency

U.S. President Donald Trump said, “We have reached a trade agreement to dramatically increase coal exports,” citing South Korea, Japan and...

Coal exports out of Hampton Roads, Virginia, climbed last month by 25pc from a year earlier, partly because mine production issues...