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Capacity cuts starting to be felt in China’s PMIs

China’s official and unofficial manufacturing PMIs diverged again in October but they both paint a subdued picture of China’s activity. Somewhat ironically, lower commodity output is a key factor weighing on the PMIs, which in turn is underpinning prices.

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