[Global Network Financial Comprehensive Report] According to the report of Deutsche Bank analysts, there has been a significant shortage of platinum since 2023. By next year, platinum's fundamental shortage will enter its fourth year, with four consecutive years of supply deficits providing solid support for prices.
Platinum remains in strong demand in automotive catalysts compared to 2018-2022 levels. In particular, the sales performance of plug-in hybrid electric vehicles (PHEVs) is stronger than that of pure electric vehicles (BEVs), which may slow down the decline in demand for platinum group metal catalysts, which is far lower than the previous decline in demand in the next few years. expect.
Deutsche Bank also mentioned that the platinum situation has changed in the past two months. On the one hand, the trend of gold shifting to platinum as a jewelry-making alternative is supported; On the other hand, rising platinum lease rates are seen as a sign of physical shortages, and consecutive years of deficits may have eroded industrial inventories, leading to the need for some replenishment.
Deutsche Bank believes that the price of platinum may reach US $1,550/oz in 2026, which is still room for growth compared with its basic forecast of US $1,400/oz. However, Goldman Sachs analysts Lina Thomas and Daan Struyven expressed completely different views in the report, arguing that the main forces driving platinum towards $1,280 an ounce are speculation and ETF demand, rather than fundamental improvements in fundamentals. Goldman Sachs believes that once speculative enthusiasm subsides, a price correction will be inevitable. (Nanmu)