Silver’s price slipped on the day, but a looming economic slowdown may support the metal. Silver Investing News spoke with William Rhind Managing Director of ETF Securities, about the recent market volatility and the effect on the price of silver.
Financialpost.com reports that existing fundamental demand for silver makes it better protected.
By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Most analysts have attributed the latest rally in precious metals prices to rising inflation concerns brought on by a weakening dollar. What’s supporting these inflationary fears? At first the amount of paper money being pumped into the financial system by governments trying to prop up their flailing economies [...]
By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News For silver, 2008 was a record year as the precious metal hit $21.34/oz in March and managed to maintain a healthy level until the current global economic crisis sent investors pouring from the market in the fourth quarter. Since September, I have heard some of the most respected [...]
By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Did you see silver drop as low as $9.35/oz today? And the Dow briefly fall below 8,000? Some of you may be wondering, “As the markets plunge at a devastating pace, why is the price of a safe haven commodity like silver not soaring through the roof?” I [...]
By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News The price of silver gained 84 cents on the NYME yesterday in reaction to the Treasury’s US$700 billion bailout of the financial sector. As more and more retail, mortgage and investment banks fail, are taken over or nationalized, investors are becoming increasingly leery of paper [...]
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