The price of palladium is soaring to a 25-month high on the back of rebounding automotive sales, ETF trading and concerns over a depletion of Russian stockpiles. The price has doubled in the past year, and some analysts see the trend continuing.
Palladium prices climbed to an 11 month high of $274.50 an ounce on Tuesday, as dollar weakness and growing investor risk appetite boosted the precious metals complex.
This week, palladium finally began to follow gold and lose some of its safe haven appeal. After holding steady and resisting gold’s sell-off, platinum and palladium have finally succumbed, dropping rapidly in this morning as poor auto industry numbers rolled in.
Palladium is just another metal that is having a bad year, and according to an industry report things will not be looking up anytime soon. The outlook for palladium in certain applications is positive, however deteriorating economic conditions around the globe continue to impact price.
Monday, April 19, 2010