Palladium Holds Near Its Lowest Level Since September 2025
Palladium futures stayed below $1,200 an ounce near a one-year low, as EV adoption pressures demand while geopolitics and supply risks offer support.
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what happened
Palladium futures remained under $1,200 an ounce, staying close to their lowest level since September 2025, Trading Economics reported. The metal’s short- and long-term prospects remain subdued.
Tensions in the Middle East and the Russia-Ukraine conflict have encouraged caution among traders, lending some support to palladium. Markets broadly expect the Federal Reserve to keep interest rates unchanged this month, although the possibility of a rate increase by year-end could reduce investment flows into the metal.
Over the longer term, wider electric-vehicle adoption continues to erode demand for palladium in catalytic converters. Firm hybrid-vehicle demand has moderated the decline, but falling consumption is outpacing the contraction in supply. Production is being constrained by high operating costs and power-grid instability in South Africa, along with continuing trade risks in Russia.
why it matters
The market backdrop remains bearish for palladium: demand pressure from electric vehicles is continuing while production constraints in key regions limit the decline in supply.
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- Palladium Trades Near 1-Year Low — Trading Economics, 12 October 2026 at 11:43 UTC
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