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June 1, 2026

The Silver Act

The United States precious metals market rests on an infrastructure that has changed surprisingly little in more than half a century. While trading volumes in...
June 1, 2026

Why Rhodium Prices Can Explode

Rhodium is one of the most unusual commodities in the world. It is not merely expensive because it is rare; it is expensive because it...
June 1, 2026

Rhodium Prices Plunge 10% in 10 Days as Market Shifts from Shortage to Surplus Expectations

In the final trading weeks of May 2026, rhodium experienced a sharp liquidation event that drew attention across the broader commodities sector. Within a mere...
June 1, 2026

Why Paper Price of Gold is Different From Physical Price

The price most investors recognize as the “gold price” is typically the paper price of gold. This price is determined by highly liquid financial markets,...
June 1, 2026

Rhodium’s Legally Mandated Squeeze

Two very different stories are shaping the 2026 precious metals market. The first is the familiar macroeconomic flight to safety: sovereign debt stress, geopolitical instability,...
June 1, 2026

China Silver Price: Paper vs. Physical

China’s silver market is showing a clear split between the “paper” price and the physical price. On trading screens, silver can fall sharply in response...
May 28, 2026

Gold Near-Flat for 2026 So Far as Moscow Central Bank Sells Again

Gold and silver are ending the week near important short-term support levels, with both metals trapped in a broadly neutral trading range. Yet beneath that...
May 28, 2026

Why don't jewelry stores sell palladium anymore

For a brief but intense period in the early 21st century, palladium was positioned as the future of fine jewelry. It was heralded as the...
May 28, 2026

Why Platinum is Poised to Reclaim the Automotive Catalyst Market

Today, roughly 80 percent of global palladium demand and 40 percent of platinum demand are directed toward catalytic converter applications, making the automotive sector by...
May 28, 2026

Why Iridium Supply Can't Just Increase

As industries decarbonize and green hydrogen moves from pilot projects to real deployment, iridium has become one of the most strategically important and misunderstood metals...
May 28, 2026

Why manufacturing shifted away from toxic osmium to iridium for high-friction, high-temperature applications

Osmium and iridium belong to the platinum-group metals (PGMs), a family prized for density, chemical nobility, and resilience in extreme environments. Both are extremely rare...
May 28, 2026

The 24 Percent Solution: How Recycled Iridium is Stabilizing Global Supply

In the modern industrial economy, few materials illustrate the tension between technological ambition and physical scarcity more sharply than iridium. As the world accelerates toward...