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Why Silver Prices Are Down Today and Where They're Heading

By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - November 23, 2016
Silver prices are down sharply today (Wednesday) after a much stronger than expected U.S. durable goods report rallied the U.S. Dollar Index and dragged the gray metal lower.
That fueled fresh prospects for an interest rate hike next month.
Here's what's next for the gray metal...

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Why Silver Prices Are Down Today and Where They're Heading

By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - November 23, 2016

Silver prices are down sharply today (Wednesday) after a much stronger than expected U.S. durable goods report rallied the U.S. Dollar Index and dragged the gray metal lower.

That fueled fresh prospects for an interest rate hike next month.

Here's what's next for the gray metal...

My Silver Forecast Shows When It Will Top $22

By Peter Krauth, Resource Specialist, Money Morning - April 12, 2016

Silver is a versatile metal.

But as diverse as it is, it's also in a pretty small global market. As in only $20 billion as of 2014...

That means the silver market's size creates price volatility not seen in other metals.
Plus, there's another huge factor that affects the silver forecast - gold!

These multiple factors make it difficult to pinpoint where the silver price is headed, but we have a pretty good idea of when silver will top $22...

The Silver Price Will Rise in 2016 from This One Buying Trend

By Cameron Saucier, Associate Editor, Money Morning - April 7, 2016

Silver bulls are getting louder and growing in number. Why all the new love for the silver price and how high it can go?

There many reasons to be bullish on silver, which we'll go over today.

But there's one specific buying trend that will be a key price driver in 2016...

Why the Silver Price Will Climb Higher in 2016 Despite Fed Uncertainty

By Peter Krauth, Resource Specialist, Money Morning - April 4, 2016

The Fed did not help the silver price last week - or so it would seem.

You see, the Fed made comments that showed weakness in the price of silver. But that's just going to be a short-term problem.

Here's how good silver looks long term...

3 Reasons the Price of Silver Will Rebound from Recent Lows

By Peter Krauth, Resource Specialist, Money Morning - March 28, 2016

The price of silver has been on a tear, but that has halted - temporarily.

To find out what's next for silver, we are looking at some indicators that give clues to where the white metal is headed.

And what these signs show us is silver-price strength ahead...

Silver Prices Will Keep Rising in 2016 Thanks to One Figure

By Peter Krauth, Resource Specialist, Money Morning - March 21, 2016

Typically what is good news for gold prices is also good news for silver prices. And that's what we saw last week when the Fed did nothing and the metals got some love.

The silver price also broke above a key level.

What's more important to note about silver though is this one number...

Silver Prices Today Showing This "Brilliant" Opportunity

By Peter Krauth, Resource Specialist, Money Morning - March 15, 2016

Silver prices have not been as solid as they were earlier this year, but they'll get there. We know the metal is always volatile.

It's easy to get lost in the short-term move and think this metal will never show real gains.

But here's a silver price outlook that will show the real story with this metal...

The Biggest Reason the Price of Silver Will Keep Climbing in 2016

By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - March 11, 2016

From the start of the year until today, the price of silver is up 12%.

There's one major reason silver will keep going higher.

Let's look at this silver price catalyst, plus the big factors that have pushed silver up so far this year...

Silver Prices Today Showing This Bullish Pattern Shift

By Peter Krauth, Resource Specialist, Money Morning - March 7, 2016

Thanks to very bullish action in gold, silver prices have been able to gather the same kind of momentum over the past week.

But over the past three months, gold prices have outpaced silver prices by an astonishing 12%, leaving some to wonder about silver's viability in this renewed precious metals bull.

In order to address that very question, we'll look at the relationship between these two precious metals to determine what just might be in store for the price of silver over the coming months and even years.

Is Silver a Good Investment in 2016?

By Alex McGuire, Associate Editor, Money Morning • @AlexMcGuire92 - March 2, 2016

Is silver a good investment in 2016?

Last month's silver price volatility has investors worried the metal will remain risky and unpredictable throughout the year.

But there's a $940 million trend that will push silver prices higher this year...

These Are the Biggest Factors Moving the Price of Silver Today and This Week

By Peter Krauth, Resource Specialist, Money Morning - February 22, 2016

The price of silver today is up for the year, but flat for the immediate trading session.

There are a handful of signals showing where silver prices will go in both the near and long term. Check them out here, along with all the important data that will move the silver price now...

Why the Silver Spot Price Will Keep Climbing in 2016

By Diane Alter, Contributing Writer, Money Morning - February 19, 2016

The silver spot price is flat today (Friday), but all indications suggest the silver price will keep climbing in 2016.

In fact, there is one major reason why we remain bullish on the silver spot price this year.

First, here's what's moving silver prices today...

Silver Prices Today Will Continue to Rally on These 3 Reasons

By Peter Krauth, Resource Specialist, Money Morning - February 16, 2016

Silver prices today bring the year-to-date gain to 13.4%. Spot silver is around $15 an ounce, nearing the important $16 level...

So can silver prices in 2016 continue this rise? Take a look at what we see ahead for silver...

Why the Silver Price Is Climbing 2% Today

By Peter Krauth, Resource Specialist, Money Morning - February 8, 2016

The silver price is up more than 2% in early trading today (Monday) to $15.33, continuing a 2016 rally for the precious metal.

The silver price is now up nearly 10% since the end of January.

Silver prices were aided in the past week by a surprise move from the Bank of Japan, which instituted negative interest rates. Statements about dollar strength by the New York Fed's president last week also boosted the silver price.

All of this has combined to make for one of the strongest weeks in quite a while for silver prices. Let's look more closely at how it got there and what other factors are driving it...