Uneven hit to metals prices from slowing global trade

Less favourable conditions for global goods production and trade will be yet another factor weighing on demand for industrial metals and supports our view that prices will fall by more than the consensus expects. While we expect price declines across industrial metals markets, copper and aluminium prices are more vulnerable to the deterioration in cyclical drivers.

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