Investors remain positive, for now

Optimism about demand, fuelled by a pick-up in China’s activity data and the prospect of fiscal stimulus in the US, continues to buoy investor sentiment in the industrial metals markets. However, there are now signs that China’s economy is starting to lose momentum, which will prove a headwind for prices.

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