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Copper, iron ore imports defy China weakness

Frik Els | April 10, 2014 | 7:12 pm Base Metals Asia Australia Canada China Copper Iron Ore 

Markets were shocked on Thursday by surprisingly weak trade data from China, the world's second largest economy, that showed overall imports falling by double digits and exports declining 6.6%. But China's appetite for raw materials like iron ore and copper...

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