Articles Tagged "palladium demand"

Platinum Surplus Seen Jumping Eightfold After Japan Quake Cuts Car Output

Bloomberg reports the global platinum surplus may jump eightfold after Japan’s worst earthquake slashed car production, reducing the country’s demand to the lowest level in 28 years.

Most Metals Rise on Job Growth

ABC News reports that manufacturing industry boosts should increase demand for metals such as palladium. The article states: The Labor Department said manufacturers added 49,000 workers in January, the most since August 1998. It buoyed expectations that demand will increase for metals such as silver and palladium, which are used to produce a variety of [...]