Softer demand in China, investor caution and dollar strength could drag price down further, one analyst suggests COMMODITIES: Investors will be keeping an eye on copper prices to determine the health of the global economy and the ability of China to orchestrate a soft landing as it attempts to cool an overheated real estate sector. “A decrease in commodity imports [by China] represents seasonal patterns and suggests some moderation in Chinese industrial activity in May, but not as weak as the recent commodity market sell-off would suggest,” said Bart Melek, a global commodity strategist with BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc.

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