Palladium at $1,399, up 8.48% over 30d despite dip
Palladium is $1,399 on Sept. 8, down 1.86% day-over-day but up 4.59% over 7d and 8.48% over 30d (z -0.69). Question: rebound tied to auto-catalyst demand, or USD/rates noise?
2026-09-08
Precious Metals
Gold, silver, platinum and palladium after one of gold's great bull runs. What drives the price, the honest real return, and how the wrapper changes cost, tax and counterparty risk more than the metal does.
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Precious Metals
Built on Gold + Silver + Platinum + Palladiumdaily
139.05
as of 2026-09-08
- 1D
- +0.09%
- 7D
- +1.62%
- 30D
- +3.78%
- 1Y
- +39.76%
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The observations the desk collects each day, unadjusted. Change is against the prior observation, so a monthly series shows a monthly move. Each row carries the date of its last observation.
| Series | Trend | Latest | Change | Source | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold, $/oz1263 obs | $4,444 | +0.32% | Yahoo Finance futures | 2026-09-08 | |
| Palladium, $/oz1260 obs | $1,399 | -1.86% | Yahoo Finance futures | 2026-09-08 | |
| Platinum, $/oz1261 obs | $1,838 | +0.93% | Yahoo Finance futures | 2026-09-08 | |
| Silver, $/oz1263 obs | $66.68 | +0.96% | Yahoo Finance futures | 2026-09-08 |
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