China’s metals trade fragments into multiple narratives: Andy Home
China's metals trade figures were once a spotlight on the state of the world's manufacturing engine and price driver.
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COLUMN-COMEX copper stocks are at 13-year highs, and rising: Andy Home
COMEX stocks are the third, often forgotten component of the global copper inventory picture.
