ECB'S SCHNABEL: PRICE SHOCKS ARE LIKELY TO FEED THROUGH THE ECONOMY FASTER THAN IN 2021

China’s most active futures contracts are mostly lower at the midday break, with silver and the containerized freight index (Europe route) up over 2%, while No.20 rubber, eggs and rubber gain over 1%. On the downside, benzene, ethylene glycol, PX and PTA fall over 3%, while styrene, palladium, PET, nickel, stainless steel, propylene, BR rubber, LPG, methanol, short fiber and low-sulfur fuel oil (LU) drop over 2%.

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