{"id":4397,"date":"2012-05-20T22:51:24","date_gmt":"2012-05-21T02:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goldstocksforex.com\/?p=4397"},"modified":"2012-05-20T22:51:24","modified_gmt":"2012-05-21T02:51:24","slug":"is-chinas-demand-for-iron-ore-real","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thepatientinvestor.com\/index.php\/2012\/05\/20\/is-chinas-demand-for-iron-ore-real\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese economics: Is iron ore demand real?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Reuters video: Nicholas Zhu, ANZ Bank head of macro-economic data Asia, examines iron ore stockpiles at Qingdao port.<\/p>\n<p>[gigya src=&#8217;http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/resources_v2\/flash\/video_embed.swf?videoId=235214214&amp;edition=BETAUS&#8217; type=&#8217;application\/x-shockwave-flash&#8217; allowfullscreen=&#8217;true&#8217; allowScriptAccess=&#8217;always&#8217; width=&#8217;460&#8242; height=&#8217;259&#8242; wmode=&#8217;transparent&#8217;]<\/p>\n<p>Hat tip to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.macrobusiness.com.au\/2012\/05\/is-iron-ore-swimming-naked\/?utm_source=Media+List&amp;utm_campaign=8123da46f2-RSS_DAILY_MAILCHIMP_CAMPAIGN&amp;utm_medium=email\" title=\"Macrobusiness: Houses and Holes\" target=\"_blank\">Houses and Holes<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reuters video: Nicholas Zhu, ANZ Bank head of macro-economic data Asia, examines iron ore stockpiles at Qingdao port. 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