This week in precious metals: a hot May CPI print sent gold to its lowest since November and silver to its most oversold reading of the bull market — then silver reversed hard off $64. Plus a record-setting Q1 demand report.
The gold-to-silver ratio tells you how many ounces of silver it takes to buy one ounce of gold. When it falls, silver is gaining ground. Here’s why investors watch it and what the current ratio means.
How the Shanghai silver market works, why prices differ from COMEX and LBMA, and what the Shanghai premium means for silver investors.
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.
When selling silver, a dealer will usually base their products on the current spot silver ask price.
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.