| Industrial metals from aluminum to tin capped the longest run of quarterly losses since 2001 on concern that a sputtering economy will erode demand in China, the world’s top consumer, while turmoil in Greece mounts.
This quarter, the London Metal Exchange’s gauge of six prices fell 5.5 percent, the fourth straight decline and the longest slump since September 2001. On June 27, China’s central bank cut its benchmark lending rate to a record and lowered reserve-requirement ratios for some lenders after equities plunged and local government bond sales drained liquidity...............................................Full Article: Source
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