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Beyond Gold: ETFs Loving Silver, the Devil’s Metal (SLV, SIVR, SIL, SILJ)

Posted: March 8, 2013 at 10:35 am

While exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been dumping gold in the first two months of 2013, exactly the reverse is happening in the silver ETFs. Total silver holdings now amount ...
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Fiscal Cliffhanger for Gold and Silver

Posted: November 30, 2012 at 10:47 am

There are two schools of thought regarding the reaction of precious metals to the eventual resolution (or non-resolution) of the current negotiations on the U.S. fiscal cliff. If the two ...
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Silver Miners Struggle with Low Prices (SLW, HL, CDE, PAAS, SLV, SIL)

Posted: November 6, 2012 at 10:30 am

When Silver Wheaton Corp. (NYSE: SLW) reported third-quarter results yesterday, the silver miner noted that lower sales and lower prices hit both revenues and profits, down 13% and 11% respectively. ...
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Comex Raises Copper Margin Requirements — Gold & Silver Next? (CME, FCX, SCCO, NEM, ABX, SLW, JJC, GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Posted: October 6, 2011 at 12:43 pm

In what appears to be a counterintuitive move, CME Group (NASDAQ: CME) today raised its margin requirements for copper futures contracts. The requirement rose by 15%, from $6,750 to $7,763 ...
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Golden Rules (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, ABX, NEM, BVN, SLV, SIL)

Posted: July 25, 2011 at 12:11 pm

Gold prices set a record high above $1,624/ounce in foreign trading this morning, and is remaining quite solid, trading above $1,617/ounce at around mid-day. Silver posted a solid gain this ...
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Is Silver Heading for $100? (SLV, SIVR, DBS, SIL)

Posted: July 22, 2011 at 9:29 am

Since posting a high over $49.50 in late April, silver has been treading water at around $35/ounce. But there are several analysts who believe that the devil's metal is looking ...
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Funds Watch: The Real Conundrum of Precious Metals Funds (GLD, SGGDX, USAGX, VPMGX, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Posted: June 30, 2011 at 2:08 pm

Since the beginning of this year, the price of gold has gained about 6%. Three large precious metals funds, however, are down between -5% and -10% during the same period. ...
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Commodity Watch: Gold Getting Attractive Again, But Not Silver (GLD, GDX, GDXJ, SLV, SIL, NAK, MIDSX)

Posted: June 15, 2011 at 12:08 pm

The failure of the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund to reach an agreement on a second bailout package for Greece, combined with a variety of other poor ...
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Commodities Focus as Nationalist Win in Peru Sends Chills to Miners (BHP, NEM, PAAS, TCK, ABX, GG, XSRAY, AAUKY, FCX)

Posted: June 6, 2011 at 1:34 pm

Ollanta Humala, a left-leaning nationalist, won nearly 51% of the vote in Sunday's presidential election in Peru and will take office in late July. Humala has promised to raise royalty ...
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Commodities Watch: The Coming End to QE2

Posted: June 3, 2011 at 1:26 pm

Today's commodities watch offers some thoughts about the coming end of the Federal Reserve's QE2 program and the effect that will have on commodity prices.  One could make a pretty ...
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Commodities Watch: Silver May Have Bottomed, The Devil’s Metal Lives On (SLV, SIVR, PSLV, ZSL, SIL, SLW, PAAS)

Posted: May 27, 2011 at 2:09 pm

Today's commodities watch focuses exclusively on silver, The Devil's Metal. It appears that the gray metal may have hit a floor although the exact level of that floor is arguable. ...
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Commodities Watch: Silver Streaking Again; Coffee is Steaming; Investors Shedding Exchange-traded Ag Funds (SLV, SIL, SLW, SBUX, SJM, MOO, DBA, CORN)

Posted: May 25, 2011 at 2:40 pm

Today's commodities report takes a look at the recovery in silver, another comeback for coffee, and some concerns about agricultural exchange-traded products.  The price of silver is up about 4.5% ...
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Commodities Watch: Stronger Dollar Weakens Commodities; Lumber Prices Continue Falling; Cotton Prices Uncertain; Gold, Silver Could Stay Soft for a While (WY, PCL, LPX, GPS, ARO, GLD, SLV, GDX, GDXJ, SIL)

Posted: May 23, 2011 at 2:24 pm

Today's commodities news is all about the effect of a stronger dollar on commodities prices. Cotton prices, which rose almost non-stop beginning in August 2010, could be moderating and giving ...
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Commodities Watch: Copper Stockpiles Falling in China; Weather Concerns Push Up Corn Prices; Silver, Gold, and Sugar in Brief (FCX, BHP, ADM, VLO, CORN, SLV, GLD, SGG)

Posted: May 13, 2011 at 1:43 pm

Today's commodities news starts off with a drawdown on copper from bonded warehouses in Shanghai. There are also new doubts about the US corn crop, and we finish up with ...
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Commodities Watch: Silver Goes Lower, Copper Higher; Wheat Continues Losses; Canada Sees Growth in Lumber Prices, Exports (SLV, GLD, JJC, MOO, DBA, WY, PCL, LPX)

Posted: May 12, 2011 at 3:15 pm

Today's commodities news is not quite a repeat of yesterday's because oil is staying essentially flat and yesterday's commodities sell-off is not being repeated. Wheat prices, however are continuing to ...
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