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Focus to continue to shift away from US-China trade

The muted market reaction to news of a provisional trade deal between the US and China lends weight to our view that the trade war’s grip on metals markets will ease over the coming year. While we are bearish on the outlook for iron ore and Chinese steel, we think that base metals will benefit from a gradual recovery in global economic growth and ongoing supply tightness.

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