palladium

Donald Trump’s trade policies are breathing new life into precious metals. Measures of 60-day historical volatility for gold and palladium futures climbed to the highest in about a year. Volatility in silver also increased . . . .

Auto catalyst metal palladium will struggle to maintain its recent push to 16-year highs above $1,000 an ounce, but is still expected to set record average highs this year and next as emissions controls ramp up, a Reuters poll showed on Thursday . . . .

Starting in September, the U.S. Mint will be issuing its first American Eagle bullion coin struck in .9995 fine palladium . . . .

Standard Chartered looks for the palladium market to be in a supply deficit this year while platinum is nearly balanced; still, analysts said any move in palladium prices to the same level as platinum – should one occur – likely would be only temporary . . . .

Mock-up renderings of the mandated designs for a 2017 American Eagle $25 palladium bullion coin were reviewed March 16 by the Commission of Fine Arts . . . .

Palladium prices jumped to their highest level in 2½ years on fears that top exporter Russia would retaliate against U.S. sanctions by cutting exports of the precious metal. . .

Most Americans want to retire with a secure nest egg (IRA) full of conservative investments with a track record of appreciation. Precious metals (Gold, Silver, Platinum, and Palladium) have historically appreciated faster than traditional investments including Savings Accounts, CD’s, Bonds, Mutual Funds, the Stock Market, and Real Estate just to name a few. That said, there is an easy way to take your existing retirement account and invest it in Precious Metals with a Self-Direct Precious Metals IRA . . . .

Palladium has a unique history. It is one of the only precious metals not initially used in jewelry… but medicine.  Discovered in 1803 by British chemist and metallurgist, William Hyde Wollaston, who named Palladium after the asteroid Pallas that had been discovered two years earlier. Wollaston mixed Palladium with other chemical compounds and used it as a treatment for tuberculosis.  It did have some negative side effects and was later replaced.  But since it’s a sister metal to Platinum, manufactures quickly found use for it beyond medicine.

Palladium is now used in computers, mobile phones, LCD televisions, surgical instruments, aircraft spark plugs, chemicals, dentistry and electrical contacts. Palladium is very similar to Platinum in appearance and industrial uses. The main difference between the two is price – Palladium is less expensive due to lower demand. Palladium does not tarnish or deteriorate with exposure to air, so automotive companies around the globe have used this precious metal in catalytic convertors.