Otestuje paládium historické maximum v 2011?
V roku 2011 by cena paládia mohla otestovať svoje maximum US$1090/oz z roku 2001. Dôvodmi za rastom ceny by mohli byť oživujúci sa automobilový priemysel v USA a dopyt z Indie a Číny. Predpokladá sa, že v budúcom roku prvý krát od r. 2001 dopyt na trhoch prevýši ponuku.
Over the past year, the price of palladium has more than doubled from US$353 to a recent high of $767 an ounce—its highest level since early 2001.
Over the past two years, demand for palladium has increased, depleting palladium inventories worldwide. In 2011, demand is forecast to exceed supply for the first time since early 2001, when palladium leaped to $1090.00 an ounce during a market panic when Russia (the world’s leading palladium producer) threatened to withhold its stockpiled palladium from the world market.
Ten years later, Russian palladium reserves are reportedly dwindling. In November, a Wall Street Journal article quoted an insider source who claimed that Russia’s palladium holdings are “practically nil” after decades of substantial stockpiling—which could cause palladium prices to spike upward once again.
Demand for palladium will certainly continue to increase as the U.S. auto sector recovers and the Chinese and Indian auto industries continue their roaring expansion. Palladium is primarily used as an autocatalyst in catalytic converters, and also has applications in dentistry, electronics, and other industries.
Putting additional pressure on this often-overlooked metal, stockpiles are being further diminished by non-industrial uses of the metal such as investment, Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs)—including Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs)—coins (the USA is preparing to issue a 1 oz. palladium bullion coin) and jewelry.
Článok: www.goldinvestor.com/palladium-could-test-its-historic-high-2011
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