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Industrial metals recover, but upside looks limited

Metals prices rallied in November, helped by the general improvement in market sentiment and some better economic data from China. However, global sentiment remains fragile and China’s recovery still looks slow and unbalanced. And while the cost of crude oil is falling back towards more sustainable levels, Brent in particular continues to be supported by tensions in the Middle East

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