Investors are buying Silver Bullion at such elevated levels, premiums are spiking higher, while wait times for many products are now reaching 4-5 weeks. I spoke to Dan at Cloud Hard Assets today, and he said that silver was hard to find, pushing investors into smaller fractional official gold coins….
Several factors are converging for the Next Major Silver Bull Market. While the silver price has underperformed versus gold during the Russian-Ukraine War, that will change when large institutions and investors begin moving into silver to protect wealth as the Global Financial System breaks down. We already see from the…
In this IceCap Update, Jacques explains the current supply and demand forces in the diamond market, including the differences between synthetic and natural diamond prices. Last year, the fourth-largest diamond mine in the world, the Argyle Mine, closed operations after 37 years. Interestingly, the price of synthetic diamonds is falling…
In a stunning change, Turkish silver exports surged to the United States in 2021 as citizens sold metal to offset the collapse of the Lira. Thus, silver behaved exactly how it should by protecting wealth for Turkish citizens as its currency, the Lira, continues to depreciate. However, this is just…
Investors bought a record amount of silver bullion coins as the Fed, and central banks continued to prop up the global economy and financial system with massive asset purchases in 2021. And, this looks to continue into 2022 as the U.S. Mint Silver Eagle sales have already reached 4.4 million…
Tom Cloud discusses how gold and silver will behave in 2022 with a weakness in the U.S. Dollar. However, if we get a significant sell-off in the broader markets, precious metals investors may be experiencing higher premiums and longer wait times to buy retail bullion on any price dips. Tom…
The ongoing global energy crisis and coming Energy Cliff will push the gold price to new highs. This is not a matter of if, but rather a matter of when. And, if we look at the energy data, the “when” seems to be fast approaching. Thus, precious metals investors need…
