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A deep dive on supply in the context of COVID-19

It is now crystal clear that virus containment measures will deal an unrivalled blow to metals demand. But the extent to which these same measures may also hit supply is up for debate. Despite all the headlines, there is currently little evidence of a major loss of refined metal output. And even if such a loss begins to materialise, it is unlikely to be split evenly among the base metals.

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