Mineweb reported that the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) is continuing its three-year investigation of possible illegal activity in silver markets.
Continue reading "CFTC Says Silver Market Investigation Ongoing Since 2008"
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Silver Investing News readers are intrigued to down right passionate when it comes to the topic of silver price manipulation. In a recent survey, we asked the question, “Do you believe the silver market is rigged?” to which an eye-popping 66 percent responded, “Yes!”
Continue reading "Silver Price Manipulation: Fact or Fantasy?"
Monday, October 24, 2011
While supporters of the new CFTC rule expect it to prevent large firms from taking too large positions in commodities and causing inflated prices, there are those who caution that it will only push commodities investors to markets outside of the United States.
Continue reading "CFTC Commodities Position Limits and COMEX Silver Futures"
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
The National Inflation Association reports that JP Morgan has now admitted to having manipulated silver price and is taking steps to reduce it.
Continue reading "JP Morgan Covering Silver Short Position"
Tuesday, November 16, 2010
Blogs Forbes.com reports that the price of silver slipped yesterday to $25.56 an ounce.
Continue reading "Smells Like A Silver Short Squeeze In The Making"
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
Reuters reports that on Wednesday, Gold edged lower as the market looked set to consolidate ahead of the U.S. Federal Reserve's decision on further monetary easing next week while Silver initially rose strongly after the U.S. futures regulator raised an alarm about the silver market.
Continue reading "Gold lower, silver steady after CFTC comment"
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Some analysts actually expected silver prices to remain bullish this week in anticipation of a weaker dollar. But the greenback flipped the script on the white metal, pushing prices down as low as $17.80 late Wednesday morning. Along with silver prices, one silver miner was breaking investors' hearts as well: Coeur d'Alene Mines.
Continue reading "Silver Prices and a Silver Miner Breaking Hearts"
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
By Melissa Pistilli – Exclusive to Silver Investing News The recent landslide in the price of silver has some analysts like Theodore Butler of Silverseek crying foul. Butler and a few others are pointing fingers at concentrated commercial shorts on the COMEX. Like Butler, Jason Hommel of Silver Stock Report and Mark O’Byrne of Gold [...]
Continue reading "Silver price manipulation? Yes, say some analysts"
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