Commodity prices: don’t place your bets — yet
Thanks to Covid-19, the base metals lineup looks like a race of lame old nags. But 2021 could see a galloping revival
23 April 2020 - 05:00
While gold is enjoying its moment in the sun, there are few obvious bets in the broader commodity market as Covid-19 rampages around the globe.
Prices for some metals had already begun to sag in January but the coronavirus crisis has whacked demand for cyclical commodities such as oil and for base metals such as copper, lead, nickel and zinc...
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