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Gold price set to exceed platinum by record amount

Last week, the price of gold exceeded that of platinum, albeit only temporarily, for the first time since December 2008. In our view, this rare occurrence will be repeated and the spread will widen to record levels in the next two years, assuming no major disruption at South African platinum mines.

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