Copper and iron ore prices to fall further

It has been our long-held (and non-consensus) view that copper and iron ore prices were set to fall significantly this year based on improving mine supply and slowing demand growth, notably in China. The speed of the recent price falls has taken even us by surprise, but we still see further downside.

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