Sales of the U.S. Mint’s Silver Eagles continued to be strong in the first few days of April. With the most recent update from the U.S. Mint, Silver Eagle sales are on track to surpass Jan-Apr 2020 figures by a wide margin. Of course, the U.S. Mint suspended operations in April last year…
This is a monthly wrap-up of the Metals & Markets and some perspectives for the future. While everyone seems to be focused on the crazy action in the broader stock indexes, the real trouble is taking place in the economy and energy industry. What people don’t realize is if there is less energy production…
While the paper price doesn’t show it yet, the silver market continues to experience high demand and tight supply. In this update, I discuss what is taking place in the wholesale and retail silver market. Earlier today I spoke with Dan at Cloud Hard Assets about the retail silver bullion…
Evidence that the SilverSqueeze in the silver market is going global can be seen by the explosion of Indian silver exports. This is quite a surprise because India has been known for its massive silver imports, not exports. Well, that all seems to be changing as investors continue to acquire silver bullion…
Even though the premiums for Silver Eagles are still quite high, U.S. Mint sales this month continue to be RED HOT. In just five days, the U.S. Mint sold another 850,000 Silver Eagles. In March, sales of Silver Eagles already surpassed last month’s total by 110,500, and there is still another week remaining…
The hope that Peru’s silver mining industry would fully recover by the end of 2020 was stalled as production declined considerably during the first month of the new year. This was quite a surprise as the country’s silver production reached a high in December since the pandemic shutdowns last…