Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao has accumulated vast wealth during his time in power, but reports of his $2.7 billion fortune —and the influence of his wife, Zhang Beili, the "Queen of China's Diamonds"— have been blocked in China.
Potash Corp of Saskatchewan (TSX:POT) has seen third quarter earnings plunge 22% due to a sharp decline in exports of the key fertilizer ingredient to China and India.
Iron ore's bounce comes as signs appear that the Chinese government may have succeeded in orchestrating a soft landing for the world's second largest economy.
Copper futures have hit a six week low on trepidation over China's worsening economic outlook and caution just prior to a key meeting of the US Federal Reserve.