Platinum dominated by strike action, palladium by robust demand: Thomson Reuters Publishes GFMS Platinum & Palladium Survey 2014
Platinum is forecast to average $1,457/oz this year, a 2% decline compared with the 2013 average of $1.487. The sustained strike action in the South African platinum mining industry has not fed through to noticeably higher prices thus far this year, but is expected to lead to increases in the second half-year – even if …