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Is the sell-off in industrial metals overdone?

Trade tensions between the US and China have escalated further in recent weeks, prompting sharp declines in the prices of industrial metals. In this Metals Watch we look at the reasons why metals prices have been hit particularly hard and determine whether this trend is likely to continue.

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