Industrial Metals Face Volatility Amid Inflation Fears and Supply-Demand Challenges

Inflation concerns have triggered volatility in industrial metals such as copper, aluminum, zinc, nickel, and tin. Copper futures dropped on the London Metals Exchange before rebounding slightly to $13,477 per ton amid economic uncertainty.

By Chloe Taylor,Joseph Wilkins · CNBC · May 21, 2026, 07:29 UTC

Topics: aluminum copper global economy inflation zinc

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