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Prices fail to heed fundamentals

Ongoing declines in stocks of many LME metals have failed to prevent prices from falling further over the last month. Of course, stocks can be subject to manipulation and may not be an accurate representation of supply and demand but, if nothing else, they are yet another element in the tightening supply outlook for most metals.

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