A wave that has lifted some coal prices to more than double in the last six months may be about to ebb away, turned back by China’s move to loosen the restrictions on domestic mining that first triggered the fuel’s rise. Australian Newcastle cargo prices, Asia’s benchmark, have fallen 7.8 percent in November already, slipping to $105.75 per metric ton from almost $115 at the start of the month, their highest since 2012. On Thursday, China’s state planner moved to ease production curbs ahead of peak winter demand for heating fuels, allowing mines 54 more working days a year. It was a Beijing move earlier this year to cap domestic mining to cut […]