The iron ore price has slumped to a one-month low as investors fret over the strength of Chinese demand. The commodity weakened 1.7% to $US53.50 a tonne at the end of last week, its lowest price since April 11. It\u2019s the commodity\u2019s seventh red session in the past eight and the price has now dropped to below the [Australian] government\u2019s recent budget forecast of $US55 a tonne.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
From Andy Semple at Andika: The iron ore price has slumped to a one-month low as investors fret over the strength of Chinese demand. The commodity weakened 1.7% to $US53.50 a tonne at the end of last week, its lowest price since April 11. It\u2019s the commodity\u2019s seventh red session in the past eight and … <\/p>\n
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