Aluminium was once worth more than gold. In the 1880s, builders capped the Washington Monument with a small pyramid of aluminium, then a rare metal. Today, the base metal is used in cars, planes and cans. The price, sensitive to economic growth, has taken a knock this year and is down 11 per cent. Traders have found a profitable opportunity to buy up supply. But do not expect the same sort of supply squeeze experienced in 2013.
曾幾何時,鋁比黃金還值錢。19世紀80年代,建筑商在華盛頓紀念碑的頂部加了一個小小的鋁質金字塔;當時,鋁還是一種稀有金屬。今天,這一基礎金屬被廣泛用于制造汽車、飛機和罐頭。對經濟增長非常敏感的鋁價,今年受到了沖擊,已下跌11%。交易商們發現了一個買斷供應的有利可圖的機會。但不要指望2013年的供應短缺會重演。
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