Silver
Unlike gold, silver is not such a popular instrument to hedge against the inflation or to make the long-term investments. The global demand for silver is rather low, but nevertheless it becomes more and more popular among the commodity speculators. Silver production, financial news and the demand updates affect the spot and the futures prices for silver.
Among the news that usually get featured in the silver prices category of the Commodity Blog are:
1. Production decrease/increase, including the mining and refining.
2. Demand news on silver, that include major funds’ investment, hedging and jewelry industry news.
3. Technical analysis of the silver prices based on the chart levels.
4. Global financial situation that influence the demand for all commodities.
2013
- Gold & Silver Down After Bernanke’s Speech
- Gold Posts Record Drop in 33 Years, Silver Also Suffers
- Descending Triangle Pattern on Weekly Silver Chart Suggests Continuation of Drop
- Falling Eurozone Employment Boosts Gold, Weakens Silver
- Precious Metals Gain, Platinum Especially Strong
- Platinum at 16-Month Record on Supply Concerns
- Silver Falls as Gold & Palladium Rally, Platinum at 17-Week High
- Good US Data Results in Rally of Precious Metals
- Gold & Silver Drop amid Reduced Demand for Safety
- Gold & Silver Rally on Anticipation of QE from BoJ
- ECB Boosts Precious Metals, Gold & Silver Retreat
- Demand for Gold Still High
- Gold Erases Gains as Fear Returns to Markets
2012
- Japan’s Stimulative Measures Help Precious Metals
- Gold & Silver Rebound on Safety Demand
- Gold & Silver Threaten to Erase This Year’s Gains
- USA Hurt Oil & Copper, Germany Helps Gold & Silver
- Precious Metals Suffer from Fears of Fiscal Cliff
- Precious Metals Mixed Ahead of Fed’s Policy Decision
- Gold & Silver Remain Weak amid Fears of Recession
- Precious Metals Show Mixed Performance During Thanksgiving
- Video: Gold, Silver, Oil & Natural Gas Forecasts for November 21
- Precious Metals Fall as Demand Wanes
- Gold, Silver & Palladium Gain, Platinum Stays Weak
- Precious Metals Suffer as Global Economy Struggles
- Weak Dollar Means Strong Precious Metals
- Second Day of Losses for Precious Metals as Dollar Strengthens
- Precious Metals Retreat on US Nonfarm Payrolls
- Central Banks Stimulate Growth, Benefiting Precious Metals
- Will Fed Ease Policy Again? Gold Bulls Hope So
- Silver Rises on Demand for Commodity ETFs
- Commodities Soar as Poor US Payrolls Spur Stimulus Bets
- Commodities Surge After Bernanke’s Speech
- Second Session of Losses for Crude & Silver
- Precious Metals Rally on Draghi’s Pledge & Hopes for Fed’s Stimulus
- Commodities Drop as US Nonfarm Payrolls Disappoint Traders
- Gold & Silver Rally for Second Day, Crude Oil Extends Losses
- Gold & Silver Suffer from Europe’s Crisis, Dry Weather Boost Wheat Prices
- Video: Gold, Silver, Oil Technical Analysis for Week of May 14
- Precious Metals Decline as Manufacturing in China & US Expands
- Metals Rise, Still Posts Weekly Losses
- Metal Prices Fall as Economies of China & Eurozone Slow
- Crude, Gold & Silver Gain, While Corn Drops
- Gold & Silver Falls on China, Cotton Surges as India Bans Export
- Lumber Gains, Silver Down, Gold Price Touches Lowest Level in Month
- Silver in Descending Triangle on Weekly Chart After Reaching Record Last Year
- Gold, Silver, Oil Rally on PMI & Iran
2011
- Commodities Take Hit from Europe
- Video: Should Traders Be Long on Commodities?
- Video: Gold and Oil Outlook
- Silver Profits from Europe’s Woes, Other Precious Metals Drop
- Pessimism Returns, Gold & Silver at Monthly Record
- Can Silver Make Bulls Happy Again?
- Traders Need Precious Metals as Protection from European Crisis
- Silver Sets New 2011 Low But Jumps Up from It
- Metals Slump, Gold Loses More than $100
- Gold Jumps After Bernanke Speech, Still Head for Weekly Loss
- FOMC Dovish Statement Boosts Gold, Hurt Other Commodities
- Silver Declines Despite Rebound in Other Non-Metal Commodities
- New Record of Gold, Crude Jumps as Stockpiles Shrink
- Gold Falls with Other Precious Metals on Optimism for Greece
- Crude Pares Gains, Gold Rises with Other Precious Metals
- Decline of Silver — Bubble or Violent Correction?
- Crude Gains, Gold & Silver Fall as Greece Will Receive Bailout
- Video: What’s Been Going on with Silver Price?
- Gold & Silver Rise on Weaker Dollar, Sugar Advances
- Weaker Dollar Translates into Higher Commodity Prices
- Video: The Silver Bubble Update
- China’s Inflation Makes Precious Metals Stronger, Crude Weaker
- Silver Rebounds After S&P Cut Greece’s Credit Rating
- Silver Falls on COMEX Margin, While Gold Gains; Coffee Drops
- Video: Silver Bubble 2011 Bursting
- Silver Drops as COMEX Increases Margin Requirements
- Commodities Step into Massive Correction
- Silver — a Super-Commodity, Surges to New Records
- Oil Jumps on Supplies Concern, Precious Metals Rise with Inflation
- Prices for Oil, Gold & Silver Drop, Prices for Copper Rise
- Weaker Dollar Makes Prices Gold, Silver & Oil More Go Higher
- New Records of Gold, Silver, Crude Oil
- Gold at All-Time High & Silver Touches 31-Year High
- Video: Gold or Silver — Which To Buy Now?
- Rally of Hogs, Retreat of Gold, Silver & Rubber
- Concerns About Libya Spur Oil & Precious Metals to Records
- Rice Surge, Gold & Silver Retreat from Records
- Oil, Gold & Silver Gain, while Copper Falls on Libyan Unrest
- Political Unrest Drives Cocoa, Gold & Silver to New Records
- Oil & Gold Advance, Silver Surges to Record
- Tensions in Egypt Boost Prices for Oil & Precious Metals
2010
- Video: Gold & Silver React to China’s Interest Rate Hike
- Losses of Wheat, Gold & Silver; Gains of Cotton on Demand
- Poor US Employment Data Spurs Oil & Precious Metals
- Weaker Dollar Boosts Oil, Gold & Silver
- Gold & Silver Resumed Rally as Dollar Weakened
- Crude Oil Falls, Gold & Silver Hit Records
- Silver Shoots Up as “Too Cheap”
- Video: Gold & Silver Outlook May 2010
- Forecast: Silver Price Will Jump to New Heights in 2010
2009
- Wolfe Wave Bearish Chart Pattern on Silver
- Video: Ted Butler on Shortage of Physical Silver
- Video: James Turk on Gold, Silver, Dollar & Hyperinflation
- Wheat Declines with Falling Demand for U.S. Supplies; Gold & Silver Fall as Dollar Gains
- Commodity Prices to Bottom in 2009: Banks
