Gold and Silver Price Volatility Impacting Dealer Premiums
Volatility has returned as a feature rather than an aberration in 2025’s precious metals markets.
Volatility has returned as a feature rather than an aberration in 2025’s precious metals markets.
Silver Price Hits $45/oz, how today’s market differs from the last time we were here, market projections into 2026, and how to take advantage of record-low premiums while they last.
The price of silver has sprinted to a decade-plus high and, paradoxically, that’s exactly why you’re seeing more silver at spot promotions appear across dealer sites.
The bullish case for gold and silver is underpinned by steady demand from central banks and private buyers and limited new discoveries.
The litigation began in 2014 with the government accusing the banks of being involved in a multi-bank trading conspiracy to manipulate the price of silver. On Monday, U.S. District Judge Valerie Caproni in Manhattan dismissed the case against HSBC and Bank of Nova Scotia. In 2016, Deutsche Bank settled with the government for $38M in … Read moreHSBC, Bank of Nova Scotia & Deutsche Bank Win Dismissal of Silver Price Manipulation Litigation
Silver spot price deals are an incentive for new customers to buy silver from a dealer that they may not have bought from before.
Smaller dealers that offer a silver at spot price deals use it as a way to earn the trust of a new customer. Showing a new customer the quality of their customer service, allows the dealer the opportunity to contact that customer after the first transaction to show the customer that they offer better pricing than the big guys.
As controversy and scandal continues to plague the LBMA and banks affiliated with the bullion trading cartel, the Eurasian Alliance is pushing for the creation of a new bullion trading system that offers a new pricing infrastructure to help facilitate emerging markets. The most recent scandal at the LBMA includes the criminal conviction of former … Read moreNumerous Criminal Convictions Proves Precious Metals Price Manipulation
The silver spot price is the raw wholesale benchmark, while retail silver reflects manufacturing, logistics, and business overhead.
Browsing numerous websites and comparing silver prices of similar products has long been the method of choice for investors.
When you buy silver and gold bullion from online dealers the pricing displayed on their websites can be confusing. It can sometimes be hard to tell if you’re getting a good deal or not. All bullion dealers, whether online or a local coins shop, price their bullion relative to the spot price of the precious … Read moreCompare Premiums to Determine Which Silver Dealer Has the Best Price