This week will see release of July manufacturing PMIs from major economies, US non-farm employment data, as well as policy meeting of the Bank of England (BOE).

Industrial metals and mining on Wednesday on the back of a stronger dollar and lingering worries about global growth. But the dip doesn't mean that the upward momentum is now broken.

LME期铜周一收涨，受美元下跌提振，但中国房价增长较前月放缓，加重了需求忧虑，令期铜涨幅受限。

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The London Metal Exchange (LME) and LME Clear were pleased to welcome President of Chile Michelle Bachelet to 10 Finsbury Square today, where she officially declared the companies’ new offices and Ring open.

Base metals may enter downside track this week due to poor reading of economic figures from China released last weekend.