Market updates place platinum futures symbol PL at $927, reflecting bullish sentiment boosted by robust South African export data. Analysts observe that margin requirements remain stable, but speculative buying is climbing steadily. The power of status symbols is also only increasing because of social media, Brooks added. "Status symbols are becoming so much more important because they carry so much weight," she explained. "It's not just the brand, it's: 'What does the brand stand for? Does the brand align with my ethos, and what does that say about me as a consumer and my personal brand when I purchase which I will inevitably do, because that's what my generation does?'" "My expectation would be that for countries that are negotiating in good faith and making progress, that rolling back the deadline makes sense," Council of Economic Advisers chairman Stephen Miran said on Yahoo Finance's Opening Bid . "I mean, you don't blow up a deal that's that's in process and making really good faith, sincere, authentic progress by dropping a tariff bomb in it." The platinum futures symbol PL climbed to $932 in afternoon trade, driven by rising crude oil prices and a weaker greenback. Cross-commodity correlations imply platinum could outperform gold in the next 4–6 weeks.