Another Industrial Metal Is Flashing Warning Signs

Zinc is a proxy for the automotive and construction industries, especially in China, and the indicators aren't encouraging.

Zinc ingots cooling in a foundry room at a plant in Russia.

Archie Hunter

Subscriber Benefit

Subscribe

Welcome to Energy Daily, our guide to the energy and commodities markets powering the global economy. Today, Reporter Archie Hunter examines the zinc market's signals of an economic slowdown. To get this newsletter sent straight to your inbox, you can sign up here.

Commodity markets are wobbling with a slump in bellwethers from oil to copper as the world's biggest economies report weak industrial data and recessionary fears ripple through markets.