Metals price rally may prove unsustainable, for now

The prices of most industrial metals rose strongly for much of March, but eased back towards the end of the month and in early April. Indeed, a weaker US dollar (on lower market expectations for US interest rates) and a more general upturn in investor sentiment towards riskier assets explained the earlier strength, rather than underlying demand-supply fundamentals.

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