Lower prices encouraged some opportunistic Chinese buying of commodities last month but the likelihood is that, in many cases, stocks were being replenished rather than this being a sign of a sustained recovery in demand. Indeed, exports of steel continued to soar, pointing to weak domestic demand.
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