A Phase-1 trade agreement signed between the United States and China on Wednesday saw Beijing pledge to buy more metallurgical coal in the next two years from China plans to boost its imports of US energy sources, including liquefied natural gas, crude oil, refined products and coal — including metallurgical coal — by $18.5 billion in 2020 and $33.9 billion in 2021. This is part of the interim trade deal where China has agreed to purchase $200 billion worth of US goods and services over the next two years. Market participants said details on the trade pact were preliminary, and did not immediately address the removal of existing tariffs. It could be challenging to discuss how both sellers and buyers will fulfill the pact to import more US metallurgical coal, until further confirmation […]