China’s flash manufacturing PMI has dropped to its lowest level this year. So far today the impact on commodity prices has been trumped by hopes of further quantitative easing from the US Fed. However, we doubt that additional global policy stimulus will be sufficient to prevent prices from falling as final demand remains weak and inventories high.
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