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Oil sees world of haves and have-nots

By Phil Flynn | January 28, 2013

While WTI and heating oil look toppy, RBOB on the other-hand looks poised to drive higher. RBOB looks to target more than $3.00 a gallon basis the March future.

Palladium shortage extending on record car sales

By Joe Richter, Bloomberg | January 8, 2013

Demand for palladium, last quarter’s best-performing precious metal, is exceeding supply for a second consecutive year as mine production stagnates while sales by automakers, the biggest buyers, reach record highs.

Platinum, palladium shortage most in a decade on supply drop

By Nicholas Larkin, Bloomberg | November 13, 2012

Platinum and palladium will return to the biggest shortages in at least a decade this year as strikes and safety stoppages in South Africa and falling sales from Russia cut supplies.

Hedge funds returning to palladium as ETPs retreat

By Nicholas Larkin and Debarati Roy | October 29, 2012

Hedge funds are siding with analysts on palladium prices, even as investors cut holdings in exchange-traded products backed by the metal.

Platinum buying expands as mining strikes escalate

By Nicholas Larkin and Debarati Roy, Bloomberg | September 6, 2012

Investors are buying platinum at the fastest pace since 2010 after disruptions at South African mines caused the biggest loss of supply in at least seven years.

Platinum glut diminishing as bear market approaches

By Nicholas Larkin, Bloomberg | May 29, 2012

The first drop in platinum mine supply in four years and record car sales, the biggest source of demand, are reducing a surplus of the metal and shoring up prices on the brink of a bear market.

Gold sets record: Is it topping or just getting started?

By Jon Nadler | July 19, 2011

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