The dollar firmed up today on consumer confidence reports that show a modest improvement. However, jobs, housing and income expectations fall, painting an unflattering picture for the U.S. economy. Silver was more than likely helped by speculations that the Feds will try to create inflation with another round of large asset purchases.
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission says it will hold a public meeting March 25 to investigate claims of manipulation and discuss setting speculation limits in precious metals futures markets.
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010
By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Tuesday, silver spot prices managed to recover slightly from last week’s sell-off hitting as high as $16.81 in New York early morning trading to close later in the day at $16.70 an ounce. However, silver fell as low as $16.37 early Wednesday morning as the dollar rebounded. Analysts [...]
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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News We’ve seen silver spot prices flirting with $18 an ounce for a few weeks now and according to James Burbage III, President of Lloyds Asset Management, we could see silver hit $23 before the end of this year. “Silver has been the sleeping giant that’s being awakened by [...]
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Tuesday, September 29, 2009
By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Silver spot prices tracked gold lower last week after a bullish run that saw both stocks and commodities in general boosted by a return to risk appetite in the market as investors became increasingly optimistic economic recovery is becoming a reality. Precious metals have especially benefitted from a [...]
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Thursday, September 24, 2009
By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Silver spot prices dipped over 3 per cent on Thursday following gold’s retraction below the psychological $1,000 level as the US dollar picked up gains. Silver is also under selling pressure as COMEX October options expire today. Recently, several analysts and consulting firms have weighed in on silver’s [...]
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009
By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News The seasonal patterns characteristic of the latest bull run in precious metals were thrown off course last year as the economic crisis exploded and commodities across the board took massive hits. What technically should have been a memorable fall rally for precious metals prices will instead be remembered [...]
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Monday, June 8, 2009
By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Silver spot prices are suffering in the short-term under pressure from a rebounding dollar and recently diminishing fears over the severity of the economic crisis. Following gold‘s lead, the price of silver dropped 2.5 per cent to close at $14.89 an ounce Monday. The dollar’s continuing gains against [...]
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Monday, May 11, 2009
By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News As the fundamentals behind the US economy continue to teeter on the edge, gold and silver prices are posting impressive gains. Once again, silver is outperforming gold in its week long price rally that started around $12.50/oz and now flirts with the $14.00 level. Last week, gold rose [...]
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Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Reuters reports silver fixes at 1077.00 cents on AIG rescue. Spot silver gains 32 cents from its nominal close in New York on Tuesday at $10.76/10.81 an ounce. * Forward rates on Reuters pages indicated at 2.82, 2.86, 2.76, 2.75 and 2.74 percent for one, two, three, six and 12 months respectively. For complete story, [...]
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