SmallCapVoice: As the Chinese Economy Looks for a Soft Landing, It is Time to Look at Miners in Mexico
Metals of all types have been taking a hit as the broad markets are tossed-about over global growth concerns primarily stemming from the euro zone and, more recently, China. China, as the second largest economy in the world, plays a key role in influencing speculation about future demand for both precious and industrial metals as one of the largest consumers of many metals and the largest consumer of copper. China buys more than a third or the world’s copper output each year. Copper is particularly susceptible to pressures from China because the red metal has a vast amount of industrial…