19.10.2011 - China commodities data flags tough months ahead

China's falling steel and power output in September, coupled with a meagre increase in implied oil demand, show that a year-long monetary tightening campaign and economic woes in the West have begun to pinch. A confluence of bearish factors in the fourth quarter, including a seasonal slowdown in domestic activity as well as worsening export growth, will combine to sap China's demand for a raft of commodities, analysts said..............................................Full Article: Source

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