Silver

On January 21, 1980, silver’s London fix price was $49.45. It has never been higher. From there, it began a plunge that would take it to a low of $3.5475 at the end of February 1993. That was a plunge of 92.8% in just over 13 years. A 50% retracement of this loss would be around $26. So far, it has not done that. I’m still waiting.

Adam Hamilton of Zeal looks at Silver Seasons

Howard Ruff: Reprising (and Preparing for) Rough Times Source: Interviewed by Karen Roche, Publisher, The Gold Report  01/15/2010 Howard Ruff, who has observed the markets, the economy and government through three serious recessions and witnessed the rise and fall of the dot-com and real estate bubbles, entered the world of precious metals when Robert Preston’s How … Continue reading

Dave Morgan is looking for $20-$25 in 2010

The White House estimates that the government will have to borrow about $3.5 trillion more over the next three years. On top of that, the U.S. Treasury has to refinance, or roll over, a huge amount of short-term debt that was issued during the financial crisis. Treasury officials estimate that about 36% of the government’s marketable debt – about $1.6 trillion will mature in the next 12 months.

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Research Capital’s equity team lead and senior mining analyst Barry Allan remains absolutely optimistic about the king of metals’ long-term outlook for a variety of reasons, and in this exclusive Gold Report interview talks about some of the emerging companies whose deposits portend the next generation of gold mines. But in the meantime, he says silver will slip into the limelight for what’s likely to prove a stellar performance.

Not that there’s a link between the two, but as the legendary Peter Grandich celebrates his silver anniversary as a market commentator, he tells The Gold Report in this exclusive interview that having been left behind in the big run-up in gold, silver’s time has come to steal the limelight for a while.