Why coal could soon be back in fashion

Coal is out of fashion right now. But Tom Bulford thinks there will be a revival in coal's fortunes. Here, he explains why - and why it could be a good time for investors to revisit commodities.

Take a walk to the end of the pier in the port of Newcastle in New South Wales, and you'll see something strange... There's no stream of ships being loaded with raw materials as there was last summer. Now they're lying empty and idle offshore. It's a sign of the times

In Australia, commodities are the life blood of the economy. So it's little wonder that there have been long faces down there. The price of coal has tumbled 60% from its peak a year ago.

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