Aluminium prices have recently been supported by reports that government-imposed power rationing has weighed on production in China, but there is little evidence of this in the latest data for July. This supports our view that constraints on the supply side won’t be enough to offset weaker demand in the months ahead, which underpins our forecast that aluminium prices will end the year lower.
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