The prices of industrial metals generally held on to year-to-date gains in March, due to supply fears coupled with investor optimism around a successful resolution to US-China trade talks. Even if a trade deal is reached, we expect that growth will stay weak and that industrial metals prices will decrease this year. In contrast, we think equities will fall and encourage safe-haven flows to gold and silver, pushing prices up.
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