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Hopes of market rebalancing boost energy commodities

OPEC’s announcement that it would reintroduce output quotas at its next meeting in November and the subsequent jump in oil prices stole the headlines in September. But coal prices have surged even further due to new regulations in China and US natural gas prices reached a recent high due to strong demand. However, the spectre of rebounding supply is lurking behind each commodity. 

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