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China, the world's second-largest economy behind the U.S., is due to release a number of economic reports later Monday, including its inflation and industrial-production data.

Silver Falls on China Worries, Pressures Gold Tatyana Shumsky 2011

The positive data add to the encouraging signs seen in the last two weeks from the better-than-expected durable-goods and industrial-production reports.

Treasurys Take a Tumble Cynthia Lin 2011

But industrial-production figures released Tuesday were slightly better than expected, with output in May coming in 13.3% higher than year-ago levels, China's state statistics bureau said.

Copper Rises on China Industrial-Production Data Matt Day 2011

So far in 2011, a portfolio of the five emerging-market countries with the most industrial-production growth beat those with the least by 4.7 percentage points, according to FactSet.

How to Play the Emerging Markets Ben Levisohn 2011

But China's industrial-production figures released Tuesday were slightly better than expected, with output in May increasing 13.3% from a year ago.

Copper Up on China Demand View Matt Day 2011

NEW YORK—Copper futures snapped a four-session losing streak, surging to the highest levels in two weeks as better-than-expected Chinese industrial-production data outweighed the drag from further monetary tightening by the world's largest metals consumer.

Copper Rises on China Industrial-Production Data Matt Day 2011

Outside the currency bloc, industrial-production data from the U.K. and Denmark offered little room for optimism.

Germany Defies Trend As Industrial Output Rises Tom Fairless 2011

But while October's industrial-production data indicate a "certain recovery" for the sector, the "restraint" among producers "that was already visible in the course of the third quarter nevertheless continues," the economics ministry warned.

German Industrial Output Rises Tom Fairless 2011

If economic releases such as Wednesday's consumer-price index and industrial-production reports turn out better than forecast, yields could go up a third day in a row.

Treasurys Fall on Economic Data Min Zeng 2011

Toronto-based broker Brockhouse Cooper reckons a spike in oil prices to $130 a barrel would lower U.S. industrial-production growth from roughly 5% annually to about 4%.

Dollar's Haven Allure Slips on the Oil Patch Kelly Evans 2011