Platinum’s worst may soon be over despite record bearish bet

Experts don't expect gains to last for long.

Founder of Jefferson Financial, producer of the New Orleans Investment Conference and Gold Newsletter, believes at least a small amount of the massive liquidity produced by loose monetary policy in Western economies will find its way into mining equities .

Countercyclical investors sitting on $8 billion unspent funds have been waiting for clear signs of a market bottom. The wait may well be over.

The ironic thing is that futures speculators fantastic Q2 2013 gold-downside bet hasn’t worked very well since then.

Platinum and gold sectors among the worst performers due to labour strikes that cripple the industry early this year.

A big corporate break-up à la BHP Billiton is definitively not in his books, he told FT.com.

It has given 20% to 20 local groups, 3% to black entrepreneurs and managerial employees, and another 3% to historically disadvantaged South African staff.

There's a history there of course. Just ask Mick Davis.

Palladium drops sharply from 13-year highs. Sister metal platinum close to wiping out 2014 gains.