This series tracks Thermal Coal with specification North America physical spot thermal coal midpoint in North America (US), quoted in USD/T. Compare only observations with the same grade, region and quote basis.
What history is available?
The available history contains 2612 observations from 2016-01-01 to 2026-10-19. These are recorded dates, not proof of the earliest available publication; missing intervals are not interpolated.
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Vale says rising fuel and shipping costs have pushed about 10% of its iron ore output below breakeven just as Chinese port inventories climbed to 173.69 million tonnes and daily hot metal eased to 2.3366 million tonnes.
Market Pulse Scope's China coke benchmark fell 8.3% to CNY 2,125 a tonne after steelmakers pushed through a second round of procurement cuts effective 12 October, leaving independent coking plants about CNY 52 a tonne in the red.
Record LNG tightness has flipped Europe's remaining coal-fired fleet back into profit, with German lignite generation margins near $72/MWh against zero a year ago, and the IEA now expects a slower decline in European coal use.
Market Pulse Scope's LNG marker climbed 14.7% over seven sessions to $29.93 per MMBtu as the Dutch TTF front month held near its highest since December 2022, EU storage sat at 74% against an 86% five-year average and Middle East volumes stayed about 80% below last year.
EU storage sits at 73% against an 86% five-year norm and TTF has jumped to its highest since early 2023, with Qatari volumes still blocked by the Hormuz closure.