| China's imports of most major commodities fell in October from month ago due to seasonal factors and a weaker economy, with copper the lone bright spark as trade gradually returned to normal after a financing scandal.
The demand outlook for iron ore and coal for the rest of the year remains bleak, analysts said, as steel mills have started to cut output on continuing weakness in demand and the usual winter slowdown in use. Import tariffs on coal since October are also making overseas supplies uneconomic...............................................Full Article: Source
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