Mint State Gold

The amount of silver traded in the London market surged to 1.006 billion ounces on Monday, triple the level typical in recent months, as prices rocketed to their highest since 2013, the London Bullion Market Association said on Tuesday . . . . Reuters Commodities

As prices rally, analysts point to $40 and higher. Silver saw some breakout trading action on Thursday,. . . .Anna Golubova - Kitco News

Silver is trying to settle above the resistance while the U.S. dollar is gaining some ground against a broad basket of currencies. . . . Vladimir Zernov

China is both the world’s biggest producer of and biggest consumer of gold. . . . Lawrie Williams

“Cryptocurrencies are nothing,” says Billionaire hedge fund manager Paul Singer . . . .

2021 will be a bullish year for the yellow metal, although the enormous hike in 2020 (24.6% per ounce in US Dollars and 14.4% in euros), both the biggest since 2010, may not be repeated this year . . . . Stefan Nolte

Spot silver (XAG/USD) prices have seen significant upside on Wednesday, rallying north of 2%. . . .Joel Frank

Gold is expected to see most of its gains in the first half of this year, Standard Chartered Precious Metals Analyst. . . .Dhwani Mehta

Gold rose on Wednesday to a near one-week high as the dollar weakened on U.S. Treasury secretary nominee. . . .Asha Sistla, Reuters

Overall sales of gold made by the Royal Mint over the final two months of the year rose by a whopping 510%. . . .Darren Sinden