| Gold and platinum are prized for their rarity. What is happening with their prices right now is also pretty unusual. At about $1,245 an ounce, gold isn’t far off parity with platinum at about $1,270. This doesn’t happen often. In the past 20 years, gold has matched or exceeded the platinum price only about 7% of the time. And much of that occurred between the summer of 2011 and early 2013, when quantitative easing was in full swing and hyperbole about the dollar’s demise was at its height.
Similarly, the current price action reflects an anxious world. Gold hasn’t really gained much this year; rather, platinum has collapsed since July. This makes sense. as more than half of platinum demand relates to industrial, primarily, automotive uses. Deflation fears have whacked industrial commodities...............................................Full Article: Source
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