| Copper prices are expected to see their lowest average in more than a decade this year due to weak demand growth in top consumer China and a supply overhang, a Reuters survey of metal analysts showed.
But 2016 is also likely to see losses come to an end as cuts in mine supply help balance the market. The survey of 32 metal analysts showed the median forecast for prices of the metal used in power and construction at $4,858 a ton this year, the lowest since 2005 when the number was around $3,600 and the commodities "super-cycle" was in its ascendancy...............................................Full Article: Source
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