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Silver's recent breakout is driven by surging demand from utility-scale solar, especially in China, which is aggressively expanding solar capacity for geopolitical reasons. As the US shifts away from solar, China's energy transition pushes silver demand higher as solar installations soar, outpacing global peers. The Sprott Silver Miners & Physical Silver ETF offers diversified exposure to silver miners and physical silver, with a focus on Canadian companies.
Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.
Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York.
Ernest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations.
Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York.
Ernest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations.
Gold and silver prices are just modestly lower in midday U.S. trading Monday but are well up from early session lows. The safe-haven metals are seeing mild selling pressure to start the week due to improved trader/investor risk appetite in the general marketplace that last week pushed the major U.S. stock indexes to record highs. August gold was last down $8.30 at $3,334.90. September silver prices were last down $0.224 at $36.86.
Ernest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations.
Precious metals, especially gold, have historically been dependable repositories of wealth in terms of value retainage, especially during periods of government unrest and financial instability.
When people get closer to retirement, they tend to get more defensive with their investments.