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One more leg down in copper prices still to come

The consensus is finally coming round to our long-held bearish view on the price of copper, but we still think there will be one last (big) move lower. The most likely trigger is disappointment at the lack of major policy stimulus in China, combined with the rapid unwinding of financing deals that use copper as collateral.

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