Short video introducing the course
The DES ARA market remains heavy although the drop in prices over recent weeks could well make fresh shorts hesitate before entering the market. A spell of colder than usual weather and some short-covering are also helping to support the market.
Read moreAs 2020 gets under way there are signs that the support that international coal prices found at the tail end of last year could just be a foretaste of a market recovery in the year ahead. Although demand looks set to remain largely subdued, tightening supply, especially in the Atlantic market, could boost prices after their heavy fall in 2019.
Read moreGuillaume talks to Coaltrans about his forecasts for the coal price.
Guillaume Perret’s interview at “Between the Lines” on Channel News Asia.
Perret Associates has been involved in the coal market since 2000 from different and complementary angles: trading, analysis, research, forecast and advisory. The activities are currently mainly focused on the steam coal market but the company is also expanding into metallurgical coal.
Perret Associates has been involved in the dry bulk freight market since 1995 first on the trading side, then with market research and advisory services. Freight is an inherent component of the coal market and is notoriously more volatile. The freight component can account for up to 45% of the price of coal delivered at importing terminals.
Perret Associates has been at the forefront of the development of the iron ore market since 2008, which was the turning point in the shift of annual yearly pricing to spot dealing.