Copper price fall hints at manufacturing slowdown in China: LME head

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RURIKA IMAHASHI, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Falling copper prices are a signal that Chinese manufacturing is slowing down amid the trade spat between Beijing and Washington, said Matthew Chamberlain, CEO of London Metal Exchange, in a recent interview.

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