The tin metal scheme that went wrong

A 29-year effort to "stabilize" tin prices collapsed in 1985, causing enormous financial losses by banks and metal dealers, some Canadian. The price plunged steeply. What happened? The first International Tin Council (ITC) in 1956 included both tin-producing and tin-consuming...

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