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What’s Up (And Down) With Palladium

Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): -1.7%

No market exemplifies uncertainty better than palladium. Over the past four months, prices for platinum's poorer relation have vacillated more than $130 an ounce and now are in middling ground at the $477 level. Well, they were at that level. This morning, palladium jumped $7, breaking above near-term resistance as it was swept up in a metals rally.

Brad Zigler Monday, 16 August 2010
 
Will More Palladium Shares Bolster Prices?

PalladiumAs ETFS files for more shares for its popular palladium trust, how will the market for the underlying metal be affected?

 

Brad Zigler Thursday, 03 June 2010
 
PGMs: A Tale Of Two Demand Drivers
MetalsPlatinum group metals offer much more than wedding rings and reduced auto emissions. But how has their increasing investment appeal affected the market?
Julian Murdoch Tuesday, 25 May 2010
 
About That Palladium ...
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): - 1.4%

Look below. THAT's a nice chart. Being long palladium—or its security proxy, the ETFS Physical Palladium Shares (NYSE Arca: PALL)—has been a good, a very good, trade this year.

Brad Zigler Monday, 17 May 2010
 
A Palladium Update
Real-time Monetary Inflation (last 12 months): 0.3%

Palladium suffered a reversal Friday, losing $10 an ounce from Thursday's closing price. You may recall we pondered Thursday ("Palladium: A Price Too Far") if the metal's rally was overextended.

Brad Zigler Monday, 22 March 2010
 
Palladium: A Price Too Far
PalladiumSo far, palladium’s skyrocketed this year. But can the good times last?
  • Why palladium's ‘parabolic’ price rise is worrisome
  • How PALL is driven by the news
  • Is it time to take money off the table?
Brad Zigler Thursday, 18 March 2010
 
Graham Tuckwell: ‘Pent-Up Demand’ Behind Fund’s Success
Graham TuckwellThe chairman of ETF Securities discusses his firm's new physically backed platinum and palladium funds.
  • More than $100 million in assets already
  • The silence from automakers
  • Will PPLT and PALL move their markets?
Lara Crigger Friday, 15 January 2010
 
How To Play The Gold/Silver Ratio

Silver and goldWe take a fresh look at the magic number and discuss how investors can use it to their advantage.

  • Silver's strong—but is gold in a bubble?
  • Could we ever see 30:1 again?
  • How to use ETFs to play the ratio
Julian Murdoch Monday, 26 October 2009
 
Is ‘Cash For Clunkers’ Salvaging Metals?
CarsThe metals markets have seen a boost from the government's CARS program -– but can the good times last?
  • The psychological impact of CARS
  • ‘Wishful thinking' in the steel markets?
  • Is U.S. platinum miner in trouble?
Lara Crigger Monday, 10 August 2009
 
Is Palladium A Good Bet?
Real-time Monetary Inflation (per annum): 4.5%*

I bet you wished you owned palladium yesterday. What? You're not watching palladium? What if I told you that platinum's poor relation ("Platinum's Poorer Relation: Palladium") has stair-stepped to a 45% gain year-to-date, bettering the performance of all the other precious metals? Now are you interested?

Brad Zigler Tuesday, 04 August 2009
 
Platinum Group Metals: The GM Angle

PlatinumPrices of platinum and palladium have soared recently to their highest levels since November 2008. So why is GM's bankruptcy partly to blame?

  • Behind the automotive connection
  • Playing the platinum-palladium spread
  • How the only U.S. PGM miner has fared
Lara Crigger Monday, 15 June 2009
 
Perez-Santalla: Gold To Fall $200/Ounce
A precious metals expert shares where he sees prices going for gold, silver, platinum and industrial metals.
  • When confidence returns, gold will be abandoned
  • Jewelry market ‘essentially dead’
  • Should the new administration limit speculation?
HardAssetsInvestor.com Wednesday, 20 May 2009
 
Perez-Santalla: The Big Hurt
One precious metals expert gives his view on the huge pullback in this commodity sector.
  • No growth in demand for physical metals
  • What’s really happening with prices
  • The role tightening credit plays
HardAssetsInvestor.com Wednesday, 13 May 2009
 
Buying Diamonds?
DiamondsIf gold is a 'safe haven,' are diamonds a sure thing too? Maybe not.
  • Are diamonds a commodity?
  • Is there a liquid market for diamonds?
  • How do they fare during times of inflation?
Julian Murdoch Monday, 20 April 2009
 
Quartararo: The Bottom Has Arrived In Steel
SPECTRA Resources' Paul Quartararo correctly called the top in steel prices; now he's calling the bottom.
  • Why we've hit our lows
  • How fast we'll rebound
  • Auto demand still an issue
HardAssetsInvestor.com Wednesday, 28 January 2009
 
A Real Commodity Moneymaker
Real-time Inflation Indicator (per annum): 9.2%

Wednesday's column ("2008 Was Golden ... Barely") left some readers with the impression that there were hardly any winners among the exchange-traded products (ETPs) tracking commodities.

Brad Zigler Thursday, 08 January 2009
 
High Prices Cut Demand For Metals
There's a reason platinum miners are worried about high prices: It could drive down long-term demand.
  • Investors start to liquidate investment positions
  • "Thrifting" reduces demand, both short and long term
  • Carbon, silver to potentially cut demand for catalytic converters
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 26 August 2008
 
Platinum, Gold May Have Peaked Near-Term
One precious metals expert sees strong support for metals prices, but worries they may have met a ceiling of demand.
  • Jewelry demand freezes up at $900/ounce
  • Slumping SUVs hit platinum prices
  • Still plenty of profit in platinum
HardAssetsInvestor.com Wednesday, 20 August 2008
 
The Gloves Come Off
Due to the success of HAI's Clash Of The Titans, we're revisiting the first debate from Mike Norman and Peter Schiff, where they tackled:
  • Gold's 50% drop on a real return since 1980
  • Schiff's price prediction of thousands per ounce
  • PLUS, a new downloadable research report on the collapsing dollar.
HardAssetsInvestor.com Tuesday, 08 July 2008
 
Tom Winmill On Legislation And Speculation Limits
Tom Winmill, portfolio manager of Midas Funds, discusses the effects of a proposed ban on commodity speculation and commodity investment in pension funds, his fund’s allocations and platinum.
  • Commodity markets and prices affected
  • Volatile by nature
  • Platinum demand surpasses production
 Tom Winmill, portfolio manager of Midas Funds
Hardassetsinvestor.com Tuesday, 01 July 2008
 
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