Platinum prices, already on the positive track, got a boost this week from declining greenback and the announcement of GM’s Bankruptcy. GM’s bankruptcy is by no means a positive for platinum, as the auto industry accounts for approximately half of global platinum demand; however, platinum’s price has been reflecting the impending bankruptcy for many weeks.
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Tuesday, March 3, 2009
Platinum is known as "high-octane gold", for its stronger price moves and prospects for a higher upside. Platinum is essential to the economies of many industrialized nations, globally, demand for platinum is the sum of; investment demand, industrial demand, and jewellery demand.
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Thursday, February 26, 2009
Platinum Guild International (PGI) has forecasted that the platinum jewellery market in China will be strong in 2009 after adapting to declining prices in 2008. For more information, click here
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Tuesday, February 10, 2009
Platinum has bounced more than 30 percent since plunging to a five-year low of approximately $732 an ounce in October. This ascent is occurring despite the absence of physical buying from the industrial sector. This rebound, without appropriate technical recovery is puzzling analysts.
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Friday, December 26, 2008
Rising prices and a global recession have led to a 2.3 per cent decline in global jewellery demand for platinum to 6.52 million oz this year. For full story, click here
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Friday, June 5, 2009