The recent weakness in the prices of several key industrial commodities – notably oil and iron ore – hasunderstandably fuelled concerns that the world economy is on the cusp of a major downturn. But wewould place greater weight on more direct economic indicators, such as the monthly PMI surveys,which are mostly reassuring. What’s more, not all commodities are sending warning signals.
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