Saturday 21 January 2012

Silver Prices Per Ounce Are At A Very Interesting Point

By Chris Kreag


If you intend on selling some old jewelry that you have lying around, it's best to determine the price of gold per gram before doing so. By doing this, you'll have a good idea as to the kind of offer you should expect to receive. This is an essential step as there are many people selling their gold well below what it's actually worth. Please consider the importance of taking care of this step first.

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Another reason for the surge in gold today was oil prices. Today, you had Algeria's Oil Minister - Chakib Khelil - come out and say in a French television interview that an Iranian conflict could cause oil prices to rise over $200 a barrel. And perhaps even as high as $400 a barrel! On that note, the price of oil surged to $138.95, which is just a bit below the record high of $139.89 that was set on June 16th. Why? Because Iran just happens to be OPEC's second biggest oil producer and proven oil reserves owner. Gold reacted big-time to those comments.

Another thing that affects the continued increase in prices of silver per ounce is the increase in crude prices and the ongoing inflation. This in return results to people buying silver in bullion. Silver market is small compared to that of gold. Even if a single person buys a lot of silver, the price per ounce effects. The price of silver per ounce continues to escalate. There is no denying the fact that there is an inevitable rise with silver.

Many experts believe that although demand from jewelry makers will likely drop off as gold prices rise, it is likely to be more than made up for by increased purchases from investors who are seeking a liquid investment alternative to the dollar. Investment in gold and silver for both large and small investors has been made considerably easier in recent years with the creation of Exchange Traded Funds - funds whose assets are gold or silver held in storage. That expected increase in investment demand, coupled with the declining value of the dollar, rising costs to mine gold and the geopolitical risks around the globe, should tighten the supply and demand picture for the precious metal providing the driving force to move prices upward in the coming years.

I feel that time is of the essence and action needs to be taken (if you have not yet invested in precious metals.) There is no doubt in my mind that, although there will be inevitable peaks and valleys, the overall trend for the foreseeable future is for gold and silver prices per ounce to rise.




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