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Platinum outpaces palladium
Platinum retreated after reaching the first of the two targets of $1,050 and $1,100 per ounce, as outlined in the previous article. However, the price failed to hit the second target. Hawkish rhetoric from FOMC officials and growing political uncertainty ahead of South Africa's general election forced investors to close their long trades on XPTUSD. Why not take advantage of the great opportunity to buy the metal cheaper? The World Platinum Investment Council revised its estimates for the market deficit in 2024 to 476,000 ounces from 418,000 ounces in March. The WPIС stresses that investors will be facing a ... (full story)
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- Posted: May 22, 2024 12:15pm
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