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Silver Prices and a Silver Miner Breaking Hearts

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.

Safe Haven or Just Plain Vanilla?

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Currency markets are continuing to influence precious metals prices this week as gold and silver post gains after falling to new lows the past weeks. On Monday, gold managed to hold the critical $1100 an ounce level and silver traded sideways to close at $15.52 an ounce. Tuesday, [...]

Silver Reacts to Global Market Pressures

Tuesday, January 26, 2010

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Precious metals prices have taken a hit the past few market sessions as risk-averse sentiments overshadow any recent speculative fervor in commodities. On Thursday, President Barack Obama announced a set of new proposals to restrict banks or other financial institutions from dealing with hedge funds or private equity [...]

Silver Dips on Commodities Drop

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News The silver price fell almost 6 per cent on Monday to its lowest level this month at $13.82 an ounce. The dip came as traders pulled out of the commodities and equities sectors and poured into the dollar on fears that economic recovery is still a ways off. [...]

Silver Plays the Dollar

Tuesday, August 4, 2009

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Monday brought positive price actions in precious metals as gold and silver climbed to seven-week highs on a falling dollar and commodities rally fueled by economic optimism. Growing sentiment of economic recovery in the markets was boosted by promising global manufacturing reports, specifically out of China, the U.K., [...]

Investment Demand and Silver ETFs

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News The price of silver once again tested the $14 barrier Monday as oil rallied, the dollar fell to its lowest point against the euro in over eight weeks, and risk-appetite increased. However, silver was unable to hold above this important psychological level as it tracked gold lower on [...]

Silver Prices and Economic Recovery

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Last week, the spot price of silver hit a 10-week low; however, spot prices began to recover later in the week as a faltering dollar and higher oil prices boosted its safe-haven appeal. Silver had a pre-summer doldrums rally on June 3, almost doubling its October 2008 low, [...]

Silver on the Cheap

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News Monday, the spot price of silver came under further selling pressure under the weight of a stronger U.S. dollar. Commodities across the board tumbled yesterday on the latest report from the World Bank that the world economy is forecasted to contract 2.9 per cent this year as opposed [...]

Dollar Optimism and Silver Hopefuls

Monday, June 15, 2009

By Melissa Pistilli-Exclusive to Silver Investing News The silver price endured further losses Monday brought on by the impact of a stronger dollar and cuts in crude oil. Precious metals price rallies are usually disrupted by gains in the dollar and easing oil, which reduce safe-haven investment appeal. Dollar strength has hit commodities across the [...]

Silver Wheaton and Silver Standard reported high silver prices

Friday, May 29, 2009

Silver stocks such as Silver Wheaton and Silver Standard reported high silver prices. For full story, click here

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