All this points to an economy that is faltering not because of slowing export demand but because European consumers are suddenly less willing to spend.

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While China holds an abundance of tungsten that it will not export, there is still global demand for the metal.

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Many export specialised products (aircraft, sophisticated drugs) for which demand does not vary much with price anyway.

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They are adding capacity not only to satisfy their domestic and regional demand for gasoline, but also to export internationally as merchants.

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Our position is that our expansionary monetary policies, which are being replicated in other industrial countries, are increasing demand globally and helping not only our businesses, but also businesses in other countries that export to us.

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