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Palladium’s blue sky rally to cloud over

The price of palladium has surged amid higher demand for the metal from the Chinese auto sector, due to the ‘Blue Sky Protection Plan’, and investor buying. But our in-house demand proxy suggests the rally isn’t justified by underlying demand. As a result, we think that prices will drop by around 15% over the coming months as investor appetite sours.

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