BASE METALS

China's economic recovery hits a Great Wall

Uncertainty pervades the outlook for most metals in China this year, with much of the available evidence pointing to a year of slower demand growth as the world’s second-largest economy wrestles with structural headwinds.

Shi Weijun
 The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China

Events in China last year roiled metals prices and further volatility is expected for 2022. China is the world's largest consumer - as well as producer - of industrial metals and minerals, accounting for...

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