| The painful sell-off in some commodities may be over for now, but a blast of major Chinese economic reports early next week could put any recent rallies to the test. While many Wall Street strategists see signs of a broader bottoming process, there is no consensus that the commodities crash is actually over, particularly for copper.
Nonetheless, a bundle of Chinese data Monday, including GDP, retail sales and industrial output, could set the course for these markets next week. Analysts believe China's economy must show improvement, or at least stop declining, before some base metals and other commodities see a real rebound. The concern is that any unexpected weakness in the data could mean a hard landing is ahead...............................................Full Article: Source
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