今年,有一種金屬的漲幅將所有商品遠遠甩在身后,甚至比特幣(Bitcoin)也未能幸免。投資者面臨的挑戰是一貨難求。
這就是銥。銥是最稀有的貴金屬之一,作為鉑和鈀的副產品開采。自今年1月以來,銥的價格已經飆升131%,遠遠超過了比特幣85%的漲幅。德國貴金屬冶煉公司賀利氏集團(Heraeus Group)稱,過去一年來,供應中斷以及市場對電子屏幕的需求不斷增長,是推動銥價格大漲的重要原因。
由于銥的市場規模遠不及其他更知名的同類貴金屬,因此,一旦銥的生產出現問題,帶來的價格波動可能更大。銥的需求主要由工業用戶主導,因此,價格押注也存在一定難度。銥不在交易所交易,也不通過交易所交易基金交易,零散買家只能夠從少數經銷商處購買實物,而少數大型投資者則直接從生產商手中拿貨。
Valent Asset Management的投資組合經理杰伊·塔圖姆說:“供應方交貨時間太長,無法及時增加供應。目前,唯一的解決方案是提高價格,以促使人們出售其手上持有的現貨。”
根據Johnson Matthey Plc公司的數據,銥(也可以用于火花塞)的價格已經攀升至每盎司6,000美元,是黃金價格的三倍多。
銥受到追捧的部分原因在于鉑金生產投資有限,而鉑金主要被用作生產控制汽車尾氣排放的車用催化劑。投資者認為,隨著向電動汽車的轉變,新型氫技術有可能會增加對鉑金的需求。
供應緊張的前景也推動了其他鉑族金屬的價格上漲。鈀的價格僅比歷史高位低約9%,銠的價格在上周達到創紀錄的每盎司29,800美元,釕的價格已經升至近13年高位。(財富中文網)
翻譯:郝秀
審校:汪皓
今年,有一種金屬的漲幅將所有商品遠遠甩在身后,甚至比特幣(Bitcoin)也未能幸免。投資者面臨的挑戰是一貨難求。
這就是銥。銥是最稀有的貴金屬之一,作為鉑和鈀的副產品開采。自今年1月以來,銥的價格已經飆升131%,遠遠超過了比特幣85%的漲幅。德國貴金屬冶煉公司賀利氏集團(Heraeus Group)稱,過去一年來,供應中斷以及市場對電子屏幕的需求不斷增長,是推動銥價格大漲的重要原因。
由于銥的市場規模遠不及其他更知名的同類貴金屬,因此,一旦銥的生產出現問題,帶來的價格波動可能更大。銥的需求主要由工業用戶主導,因此,價格押注也存在一定難度。銥不在交易所交易,也不通過交易所交易基金交易,零散買家只能夠從少數經銷商處購買實物,而少數大型投資者則直接從生產商手中拿貨。
Valent Asset Management的投資組合經理杰伊·塔圖姆說:“供應方交貨時間太長,無法及時增加供應。目前,唯一的解決方案是提高價格,以促使人們出售其手上持有的現貨。”
根據Johnson Matthey Plc公司的數據,銥(也可以用于火花塞)的價格已經攀升至每盎司6,000美元,是黃金價格的三倍多。
銥受到追捧的部分原因在于鉑金生產投資有限,而鉑金主要被用作生產控制汽車尾氣排放的車用催化劑。投資者認為,隨著向電動汽車的轉變,新型氫技術有可能會增加對鉑金的需求。
供應緊張的前景也推動了其他鉑族金屬的價格上漲。鈀的價格僅比歷史高位低約9%,銠的價格在上周達到創紀錄的每盎司29,800美元,釕的價格已經升至近13年高位。(財富中文網)
翻譯:郝秀
審校:汪皓
There’s one metal that’s leaving all commodities—and even Bitcoin—in the dust this year. The challenge for investors is buying it.
Iridium, one of the rarest precious metals and mined as a byproduct of platinum and palladium, has surged 131% since the start of January, far beating Bitcoin’s 85% gain. It has rallied on supply disruptions in the past year and rising demand for use in electronic screens, refiner Heraeus Group said.
With a market much smaller than its more famous sister metals, production issues can have a big impact on prices. Betting on it is difficult too, as demand is dominated by industrial users. Iridium isn’t traded on a bourse or through exchange-traded funds, retail buyers are limited to ingots from a handful of dealers and the few major investors dealing in it go straight to producers.
“The lead time on the supply side is too long to increase supply in a timely fashion,” said Jay Tatum, a portfolio manager at Valent Asset Management. “The only near-term solution is higher prices to get people to sell their existing holdings.”
Iridium, which is also used in spark plugs, has climbed to $6,000 an ounce, according to Johnson Matthey Plc data. That makes it more than three times more expensive than gold.
Part of iridium’s appeal comes from the limited investment in production of platinum, which is largely used in autocatalysts to curb emissions, while investors weigh potential increases in platinum demand from new hydrogen technologies against a shift to electric vehicles.
The outlook for tight supply also helped drive up prices of other platinum-group metals. Palladium is about 9% below an all-time high, rhodium reached a record $29,800 an ounce this week and ruthenium has rallied to an almost 13-year high.