Niche Commodities Sound Alarm in Every Corner of China’s Economy
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A peek at five often overlooked raw materials markets shows how China’s stuttering recovery extends to almost every nook and cranny of its economy.
Commodities like crude oil or copper usually take the headlines for investors parsing the state of Chinese demand. But the world’s second-biggest economy also hosts an array of markets that trade less familiar products. While they may not attract Wall Street analysis, they’re still recognizable as important building blocks of an economy.