Silver bullion prices are likely to rise further as there is “supply
trouble brewing” as strong industrial and investment demand are
confronted by declining supply.
“There are signs that this year could be a pivotal year for the silver
market,” New York-based CPM Group said in its “Silver Yearbook 2016.”
“Silver mine supply is forecast to decline for the first time in 2016,
since 2011,” CPM said, noting scheduled closures and planned production
cutbacks.
More good news for silver bulls: there’s supply trouble brewing.
Output from mines will fall for the first time since 2011, while
demand for the metal in uses including industrial products and jewelry is
heading for a fourth straight gain, supporting prices, according to CPM
Group. The market is entering what is “likely to be a pivotal year,” the New
York-based researcher said in its “Silver Yearbook 2016” reported Bloomberg.
Bloomberg said that “momentum is building” as silver mine output is
“seen falling for first time since 2011” at the same time that “investor
holdings in silver ETFs rise at triple gold’s pace”.
CPM forecast global silver mine production will fall 2.4 percent to 784.8
million ounces in 2016, with output declining in Mexico and Australia but
rising in Peru and China. Fabrication demand was seen rising 1.6 percent
from 2015 to 889.7 million ounces, with increases in jewelry, silverware,
electronic, battery and solar panel manufacturing.
CPM forecast a global deficit of 44.7 million ounces in 2016, much larger
than the 11.9-million-ounce deficit in 2015 and the biggest deficit since
2005.
CPM expect demand for silver coins to fall to 142.8 million ounces this
year, down from record levels of 145.7 million ounces in 2015. Silver
coin demand in China, however, was forecast to rise to 24.5 million ounces
from 22.3 million ounces in 2015.
Silver had its biggest quarterly rise in nearly 30 years in the first
three months of 2016 as ETF investors, buying
of silver coins and bars and speculators in the futures market pushed
prices higher.
Silver prices fell to $13.60 an ounce in December, the lowest in more than
six years. Silver has since rallied nearly 20 percent in the first three
weeks of April to an 11-month high at $17.70 an ounce and has entered a new
bull market.
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Gold News and Commentary
“We believe the recovery in the U.S. is more fragile than is
acknowledged” (GoldCore in Marketwatch)
Silver Supply Trouble Shows Why Rally Momentum Is Building (Bloomberg)
China’s gold imports from Hong Kong rise to 3-month high – (Reuters via Biz
Recorder)
China’s Gold Imports Jump on Investment Demand as Price Falters (Bloomberg)
Silver may touch as high as $20 an ounce in near term – Deutsche Bank
(Metal.com)
Gold Has “Chart of Decade” – Going to $10,000/oz – Rickards (Boomberg)
Depression, Debasement, & 100 Years Of Monetary Mismanagement (Zero
Hedge)
Pimco Economist Has A Stunning Proposal To Save The Economy: The Fed Should
Buy Gold (Zero Hedge)
Why a Collapse Is “Practically Unavoidable” (Casey Research)
Do Old Indicators Matter Or Is Physical About To Overrun Paper? (Dollar
Collapse)
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Gold Prices (LBMA)
27 April: USD 1,244.75, EUR 1,100.79 and GBP 853.58 per ounce
26 April: USD 1,234.50, EUR 1,093.46 and GBP 847.28 per ounce
25 April: USD 1,230.85, EUR 1,094.08 and GBP 853.79 per ounce
22 April: USD 1,245.40, EUR 1,104.34 and GBP 868.73 per ounce
21 April: USD 1,257.65, EUR 1,113.21 and GBP 877.01 per ounce
Silver Prices (LBMA)
27 April: USD 17.34, EUR 15.34 and GBP 11.87 per ounce
26 April: USD 16.95, EUR 15.02 and GBP 11.64 per ounce
25 April: USD 16.86, EUR 14.98 and GBP 11.67 per ounce
22 April: USD 17.19, EUR 15.26 and GBP 11.96 per ounce
21 April: USD 17.32, EUR 15.31 and GBP 12.05 per ounce
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