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China concerns to hang over metals in 2019

WITH metals starting 2019 on a less than positive note price- and demand-wise, the biggest questions for the year forward revolve around China and whether its government is doing enough to address the country's economic slowdown.

China's increased scrap import restrictions are likely to impact around 85% of all copper scrap imported into the country

China's increased scrap import restrictions are likely to impact around 85% of all copper scrap imported into the country

BMO analyst Colin Hamilton said in a note there were many questions in the metals market raised by the trend in China of positive fiscal spending statements, but weak consumer-led data points, which was...

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