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Fragile recovery already faltering

The recovery in most commodity prices in October now seems like ancient history. The hopes generated by the apparent pick-up in Chinese demand, renewed talk of a third round of quantitative easing (QE3) in the US, and the initial euphoria over the euro-zone rescue package are already evaporating as the calendar rolls over into November.

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