| When China slows, commodities crash. If only it were that simple. Understanding the real cause and effect relationship between the two takes a bit more homework. Much of the weakness in global commodities isn't China’s fault—at least not directly.
Oil at $30 and the attendant tumble in prices of iron ore, coal, copper and soybeans is as much a function of too much supply as slack Chinese demand. But China exerts powerful direct effects, and they are especially worth watching with the nation’s industrial economy in such a precarious position...............................................Full Article: Source
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