Articles Tagged "global economic slowdown"

Eurozone Debt Woes a “Mixed Bag” for Silver Prices

Prices for commodities such as crude oil and copper have been hit by fears that demand may suffer due to the ongoing European debt crisis and signs of economic slowdown in Asia; with the majority of demand for silver coming from the industrial sector it’s hard for the white metal not to get caught up in concerns of slowing global economic growth.

Silver Prices React to News China’s Economy is Cooling

The news story getting the most attention (and causing the most hand-wringing) this week is evidence China’s economy is cooling after the nation posted a growth rate of 11.9 percent in the first quarter of 2010.