Via Metal Miner Since April, the Renewables MMI (Monthly Metals Index) has been in a tight sideways trend. Falling demand and slumping material production for battery metals in China, as well as an oversupply of materials continue to exert bearish pressure on the index. However, month-over-month, the index finally broke its sideways trend, rising by 4.75%. Chinese stimulus efforts provided the index with significant bullish sentiment. Additionally, renewable projects within the U.S. remain productive thanks to some new provisions to the Inflation…