Gold: $2170.57 4.41
Silver: $25.26 0.09
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May 5th Weekly Silver Market Update

Posted on May 05, 2017 in Silver.com News

For yet another week, precious metals ended up moving backwards just about the whole time. There were a variety of factors contributing to this, but for the most part it was stocks as well as the USD that prevented spot values from appreciating. In fact, this past 5-day trading session accounted for gold’s worst week…

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April 28th Weekly Silver Market Update

Posted on April 28, 2017 in Silver.com News

Precious metals are going to end the week in a worse position than they were when the week began, but gold in particular took a beating. In fact, this week proved to be the worst 5 day trading session that the yellow metal has seen in almost 2 months. Even with some weaker economic reports…

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April 21st Weekly Silver Market Update

Posted on April 21, 2017 in Silver.com News

Gold and silver both finished the week having posted losses, however these losses were of no great significance. To be fair, the week as a whole did not offer up much in the way of fresh talking points. What we did see, however, was that stocks as well as the US Dollar regained some of…

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April 19th Mid-Week Market Update

Posted on April 19, 2017 in Silver.com News

Market Overview: The metals are a bit lower in early action on Wednesday as risk aversion is receding-for now anyway. Investors appear to be looking over their shoulder right now but do not appear to be overly concerned. Recent saber-rattling by North Korea and tough talk from the U.S. has been a little quieter as…

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April 14th Weekly Silver Market Update

Posted on April 14, 2017 in Silver.com News

Precious metals ended the week in impressive fashion. In fact, this week as a whole ended up being fairly positive for precious metals as a whole. To be fair, there wasn’t much in the way of fresh economic data made public this week. This has a lot to do with the fact that this was,…

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April 12th Mid-Week Market Update

Posted on April 12, 2017 in Silver.com News

Market Overview: The metals markets are slightly firmer this morning as ongoing risk aversion keeps buyers interested. The complex appears to be in a form state of “buy the dips” for the time being, and may remain in such a state unless there is a major downshift in current geopolitical tensions. Gold is also benefiting…

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April 7th Weekly Silver Market Update

Posted on April 07, 2017 in Silver.com News

Precious metals got the week off to a rather slow start and were seen spinning their wheels more than anything else. That much continued through the middle parts of the week, even as economic data from the US and elsewhere was released. To be honest, the data that has been released this week did little…

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April 5th Mid-Week Market Update

Posted on April 05, 2017 in Silver.com News

Market Overview: Both the gold and silver markets are moving slightly lower in early action today as investors digest fresh economic data and await this afternoon’s release of the latest FOMC meeting minutes. The metals may simply be seeing some more profit taking after stalling out a bit in recent sessions. Trade may also potentially…

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March 31st Weekly Silver Market Update

Posted on March 31, 2017 in Silver.com News

Precious metals are still receiving plenty of support via safe-haven demand, however this week and its lack of fresh inputs saw gold and silver back down from highs realized last week. By week’s end, gold was positioned slightly lower than where it opened things up on Monday, but silver actually managed to add some value….

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March 29th Mid-Week Market Update

Posted on March 29, 2017 in Silver.com News

Market Overview: Both gold and silver are trading lower in early action today. Following recent gains, these markets are both vulnerable to a pullback on some profit taking. Investors are questioning the Trump rally at this point following some recent selling in stocks and a pop in market volatility. Stocks saw a good bounce higher…

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March 24th Weekly Silver Market Update

Posted on March 24, 2017 in Silver.com News

For a second consecutive week, both gold and silver managed to finish the week in a better position than where they began it. For the most part, a lack of fundamentally bearish inputs in conjunction with a stronger risk-averse sentiment on the part of investors has ended up coming to the aid of metals. To…

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March 22nd Mid-Week Market Update

Posted on March 22, 2017 in Silver.com News

Market Overview: The metals are a mixed bag in early action this morning, with gold moving slightly higher while silver moves slightly lower. These markets are likely seeing a little bit of consolidation and profit taking after recent gains. Investors are still digesting yesterday’s heavy losses in the stock market, as markets have not seen…

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March 17th Weekly Silver Market Update

Posted on March 17, 2017 in Silver.com News

Precious metals began the week in much the same way they had spent the previous few weeks—losing value. Before long, however, what was looking like another 5-day trading session marred by losses quickly turned into one boasting somewhat impressive gains. Unless you have been willfully ignoring headlines, you know that this week was a big…

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March 15th Mid-Week Market Update

Posted on March 15, 2017 in Silver.com News

Market Overview: The gold and silver markets are essentially flat this morning as investors await this afternoon’s release of the Fed’s decision on rates. There are numerous other central banks holding similar meetings in the near-future, and the world is slowly shifting towards normalizing monetary policy. Even with significant data set for release this morning,…

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March 10th Weekly Silver Market Update

Posted on March 10, 2017 in Silver.com News

Precious metals had a pretty terrible week thanks to pressure coming from basically all angles. The biggest happenings of the week came in the form of various employment reports from the United States. In total, these reports were mostly upbeat and did well to convince even more people that the Fed will, indeed, make a…

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March 8th Mid-Week Market Update

Posted on March 08, 2017 in Silver.com News

Market Overview: Both gold and silver are seeing some selling pressure today as better-than-expected economic data takes a toll and as the idea of an impending interest rate hike likely also weighs on the markets. Both gold and silver are well off of recent highs, and these markets appear to be rolling over. If the…

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March 3rd Weekly Silver Market Update

Posted on March 03, 2017 in Silver.com News

Gold and silver lost by significant margins this week as expectations that interest rates will be hiked in the near-term future have picked up significantly. Being that this week featured both the end of February trading and beginning of March trading, it really shouldn’t come as much of a surprise that so much economic data…

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March 1st Mid-Week Market Update

Posted on March 01, 2017 in Silver.com News

Market Overview: ​Investors are digesting last night’s Presidential address to Congress. The President’s remarks seem to have been considered far more “Presidential” and investors appear to be feeling quite optimistic this morning. Gold is likely seeing some decent profit taking after hitting multi-month highs in recent action. Also likely weighing on gold and silver prices…

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February 24th Weekly Silver Market Update

Posted on February 24, 2017 in Silver.com News

Precious metals finished the week better than where they started thanks, in large part, to gains made in the wake of the FOMC minutes from their most recent meeting. As for the week as a whole, there really wasn’t all that much action to speak of. Very little in the way of economic data was…

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February 22nd Mid-Week Market Update

Posted on February 22, 2017 in Silver.com News

Market Overview: Both gold and silver are slightly lower in relatively quiet action this morning. The metals have help up well in recent trade despite higher stocks and the increasing of further interest rate hikes. The metals have likely seen buying interest on an underlying degree of risk aversion in the marketplace surrounding the Trump…

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February 17th Weekly Silver Market Update

Posted on February 17, 2017 in Silver.com News

Precious metals managed to squeeze out weekly gains thanks to a continuation of safe-haven demand. The week, as a whole, did not bring about much in the way of economic data from the US or elsewhere, and as a result markets across the globe did not move too drastically. One thing that was a focal…

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February 15th Mid-Week Market Update

Posted on February 15, 2017 in Silver.com News

Market Overview: Both gold and silver are trading slightly lower in early action this morning. Investors continue to watch headlines concerning the Trump administration, and are also digesting Fed Chairwoman Janet Yellen’s commentary from yesterday. These metals may also be affected by numerous key data points set for release today. Key Data Points: MBA Mortgage…

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February 10th Weekly Silver Market Update

Posted on February 10, 2017 in Silver.com News with 2 Comments

Despite fading towards the end of the week, precious metals still managed to make the first full week of February trading a success. On the whole, this past 5-day trading session did not offer up much in the way of fresh economic data. Instead, we saw investors focus on many of the same things they…

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February 8th Mid-Week Market Update

Posted on February 08, 2017 in Silver.com News

Market Overview: Silver is trading just above the flat line in early action today, while gold adds several dollars per ounce. Investors appear to be feeling a little more anxious these days, as the new Presidential administration attempts to implement policy. Uncertainty over the new administration along with upcoming elections in Europe have investors slightly…

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February 3rd Weekly Silver Market Update

Posted on February 03, 2017 in Silver.com News

Gold and silver were looking like they would end the week sitting on massive gains, but the upbeat employment data was piled on towards the end of the week and weighed on spot values. It wasn’t just employment data that was dealt this week, as plenty of month-end economic data from January streamed in as…

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