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The best days are behind iron ore

After scaling a multi-year high in 2019, we forecast that iron ore prices will fall back over the coming years. This is premised on the continued return of supply from Brazil and Australia following major disruptions earlier this year, as well as a marked decline in China’s steel production growth.

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