Zinc futures are right to be in backwardation

The price of zinc has fallen sharply since June but what is more remarkable is that the futures curve has shifted into a steep backwardation. We forecast that zinc prices will continue to drop in 2019 and that future prices will move into contango by the end of next year.

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