I don't know what is going on in $usd but if i were predict in $AUD then the leadership battle will cause a drop in the $AUD hence the price rise of metals in $AUD over the short term. Once the political cr@p is over then the metals $AUD price will drop slightly but by then i expect the price not to have jumped either way too significantly and still be trading within the sideways range but greater than it is now.
If i were to guess on the metal price in $USD, i would suggest that the slow boring sideways trading will continue but with a slight upwards inflection (hey, i like that word).
This of course is just a guess.
In practice for me, i don't really give a damn what the price is atm as i'm still a buyer if i have the spare cash after paying life's necessities.