Investors turn even more bearish on metals

For the most part, metals prices declined in August in the wake of escalating trade tensions and signs that economic growth in China is losing momentum. Negative investor sentiment exacerbated the moves down in prices. However, we think that, in most cases, prices have fallen too far based on supply and demand fundamentals and that they should recover over the next year.

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