Tarif relief fails to boost China’s US coke demand

摘要

Chinese importers are wary of increasing US coke purchases, even with exemptions from punitive tarifs, amid growing un- certainty over the coronavirus’ long-term economic impacts. A spike in cfr prices for US coke erased most of the cost savings importers could have seen from tarif exemptions, further stifing fresh demand as a result of the policy. But the tarif cuts are helping Chinese importers improve cash fow, one said.