Spot Platinum Price Exceeds $2,000 Per Ounce for First Time Since 2008

The statement is overwhelmingly supported by multiple, independent, high-authority primary sources. A major financial news outlet, Bloomberg, directly and explicitly confirms the statement, reporting, 'Platinum...traded above $2,000 for the first time since 2008.' This is corroborated by several reports from the financial data provider Trading Economics, which state that platinum futures surged to approximately $2,100 per ounce, approaching the record high set in 2008. Furthermore, a report from BullionVault, a precious metals dealer, confirms that the price exceeded $2,180, which it identifies as the highest price since the 2008 all-time high. There is no contradictory evidence among the relevant sources provided. The evidence is consistent, comes from credible financial reporting agencies, and directly supports both components of the claim: the price exceeding $2,000 and the 'first time since 2008' timeframe. The remaining sources were either irrelevant, as they discussed other commodities, or were of very low authority.