08.12.2009 - Volatile coal prices spur Asian hedging
From Reuters: Volatile coal prices are forcing staid Asian power firms to change the way they buy fuel, setting the scene for a hedging boom as a growing array of investment banks come forward to aid the firms' first forays into coal derivatives. A big prize awaits banks such as Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley and JPMorgan if they can grab a share of this business, since the utilities account for about 60 percent of total seaborne steam coal trade of around 600 million tonnes...................................Full Article: Source
Print