TOKYO/BEIJING -- While recent economic data has brought a ray of hope into the otherwise gloomy Chinese economy, one closely followed indicator is tempering expectations of a vigorous rebound in the world's second-largest economy.
Price of metal has flattened out despite some stronger Chinese data

TOKYO/BEIJING -- While recent economic data has brought a ray of hope into the otherwise gloomy Chinese economy, one closely followed indicator is tempering expectations of a vigorous rebound in the world's second-largest economy.