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Silver Market Updates

OCTOBER SILVER EAGLE SALES BEST EVER…. And With 10 Days Remaining

October 23, 2014
By Chris Mullen, Chief Content Manager

While the Fed and Western Central Banks continue to prop up the entire market, investors took advantage of the manipulated low silver price by purchasing a record amount of Silver Eagles in October. Silver Eagle sales were also extremely strong last month as total sales reached 4.1 million in September.

Total Silver Investment May Increase By One Billion Ounces Over the Next Decade

October 22, 2014
By Chris Mullen, Chief Content Manager

Investors are likely to increase their net silver purchases in the years ahead, largely due to an ongoing weak global economy, for capital preservation and silver’s pedigree as a leading industrial metal, according to a report released today by the Silver Institute. The report, entitled “Silver Investment Demand,” suggests that investors may accumulate as much as one billion additional ounces of silver in various investment instruments over the next decade. This is on top of the more than 860…

Silver Market Morning

October 22, 2014
By Chris Mullen, Chief Content Manager

The gold price closed at $1,248.30 up $2.30 on Tuesday. London took it down to $1,246.3. The euro is weaker this morning at $1.2692 down from $1.2828 in a volatile market. The Fix was set $1,246.75 down $5.00 and in the euro at €982.080 up €3.233, while the euro stood stronger at $1.2695. The volumes of gold traded were two seller selling 30,000 ounces and one buyer buying 10,000 ounces before the pro rata arrangement kicked in. Ahead of New York’s opening, gold was trading at $1,246.10 and…

Silver Market Morning

October 21, 2014
By Chris Mullen, Chief Content Manager

The gold price closed at $1,246.10 up $8.30 on Friday. Asia and London took it higher to $1,253.40. The euro is stronger this morning at $1.2828 up from $1.2756. The Fix was set $1,251.75 up $10.75 and in the euro at €978.847 up €6.20, while the euro stood stronger at $1.2788. The volumes of gold traded were one seller selling 8,000 ounces and one buyer buying 16,000 ounces before the pro rata arrangement kicked in. Ahead of New York’s opening, gold was trading at $1,249.30 and in the euro at…

Silver Market Morning

October 20, 2014
By Chris Mullen, Chief Content Manager

The gold price closed at $1,237.80 down $1.70 on Friday. Asia and London took it higher $1,242. The euro is weaker this morning at $1.2756. The Fix was set $1,241.00 up $3.00 and in the euro at €972.647 up €5.762, while the euro stood stronger at $1.2759. The volumes of gold traded were two seller selling 40,000 ounces and one buyer buying 20,000 ounces before the pro rata arrangement kicked in. Ahead of New York’s opening, gold was trading at $1,241.55 and in the euro at €972.09.

Why worry about bullion silver?

October 18, 2014
By Chris Mullen, Chief Content Manager

Bullion silver is likely to be less pure than coins or small bars, but 1,000 ounce bullion silver bars are cheaper per ounce than the smaller fabricated sizes. Bullion silver is typically available for only a few cents more per ounce than the spot price in the paper futures market. So long as bullion bars can always be purchased at little more than spot price, a business that simply melts the bars would never pay more to melt fabricated silver, even if it is more highly refined. If the business…

Market Report: Gold benefits from market uncertainty

October 17, 2014
By Chris Mullen, Chief Content Manager

The outlook for gold is now more positive than it has been for some time. After a prolonged period of low volatility as funds invested in ever-greater risk, markets have snapped and volatility has jumped. In short, we are swinging very suddenly from complacency to reality.

Silver Market Morning

October 17, 2014
By Chris Mullen, Chief Content Manager

The gold price closed at $1,239.50 up $1.70 on Thursday. Asia took it slightly higher over $1,240 ahead of London’s opening. The euro is only slightly stronger than of late at $1.2805. The Fix was set $1,238.00 down $3.00 and in the euro at €966.885 down €2.495, while the euro stood stronger at $1.2804. The volumes of gold traded were two seller selling 36,000 ounces and two buyers buying 26,000 ounces before the pro rata arrangement kicked in. Ahead of New York’s opening, gold was trading at…

SILVER MINER SUSPENDS SALES: 35% Of Production Due To Low Prices

October 16, 2014
By Chris Mullen, Chief Content Manager

The first primary silver miner in the industry just announced that it suspended sales of silver during the 3rd quarter due to the low market price of silver. First Majestic suspended sales of 35% of its Q3 silver production. This was a significant amount as it was nearly 1 million oz of its 2.7 million oz production that quarter.

Fire, Water...and the "4 G's"

October 16, 2014
By Chris Mullen, Chief Content Manager

I have thought about writing this type of piece many times before but have only touched on the subject several times. I had decided in the past not to venture forth because I was afraid that what I wrote might be perceived incorrectly and turn readers off to my main message of protecting themselves financially. What I am about to write assumes we will have at least a short period of time where life goes back if not 150 years, but maybe to "caveman days".

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