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What, if anything, can futures curves tell us?

While there has been much media coverage of the recent falls in oil and copper prices, the simultaneous slide in the prices of lead and zinc has not been so well documented. In thisMetals & Mining Watch, we explore the underlying fundamentals of the two metals, often mined together, and discuss whether lead’s relative outperformance this year can be sustained.

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