As China Slows, Metals Prices Take a Hit
In particular, base metals tied to Chinese construction slump as surpluses grow. On the plus side: copper and nickel.
Matt Mossman
January 4, 2015
Spools of copper wire sits inside the Aurubis AG metal refinery in Hamburg, Germany, on Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013. The copper market's surplus next year may be smaller than currently forecast amid limited availability of the metal, according to Aurubis AG, the world's second-biggest producer. Photographer: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg
