China property contraction to hit metals prices hard

In light of our China team’s new non-consensus view that an aggressive slowdown in property sector construction seems almost inevitable in the years ahead, we have revised our price forecasts. We now expect prices to generally flatline in 2025, before dropping back in 2026.

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