Bloomberg Indonesia will exceed its coal production target for another year as miners cash in after prices recovered from a five-year collapse. The world’s biggest exporter will produce about 489 million metric tons this year, 18 percent above the government-mandated target, according to energy ministry forecasts. That’s up from last year’s output estimated at 434 million tons and would ...

  Bloomberg Iron ore imports by China surged to a record above 1 billion metric tons last year as unexpectedly strong steel production and lower local mine output combined to fire up demand in the world’s top buyer for cargoes from Australia and Brazil, supporting a rebound in prices. Asia’s top economy imported 1.024 billion tons in 2016, up 7.5 ...

  HONG KONG / AP China’s exports fell back into contraction last month, signaling renewed weakness for the world’s second biggest economy as it faces possible trade tensions under Donald Trump’s presidency. Customs data showed that exports shrank 6.1 percent to $209.4 billion in December compared with the year-ago period. The latest numbers mark a return to a long term ...