published Nov 29th 2016, 4:18 pm, by Bloomberg News (Bloomberg) —The Chinese speculators shaking up global commodity markets are switched-on, flush with cash and probably not getting enough sleep. For the second time this year, trading has exploded on the nation’s exchanges, pushing prices of everything from zinc to coal

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