China balancing environmental goals with domestic met output US-China deal would ‘eliminate’ major global economic risk Houston — While a US-China trade deal might lead to a prompt response in met coal exports from the US to China, the larger outcome would be an improved global economy and boost to the steel market, a Seaport Global report said Tuesday. Seaport analysts Mark Levin and Nathan Martin noted Xcoal’s Jack Porco’s claim that if an agreement between the US and China is reached, and coal is included, the market should expect to see a prompt response from the US and a surge in exports. “A trade deal that includes coal might also make sense in the context of China making it progressively more difficult for Australian cargoes to clear customs in a reasonable amount of time,” the […]