China stimulus not a silver bullet for industrial metals

The outlook for industrial metals demand has deteriorated alongside the weakening of China’s economy this year, particularly in the property sector. Monetary and fiscal stimulus might paper over the cracks, but we doubt it will be enough to do much more than place a floor under prices over the rest of the year.

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