The SI would have people believe that if more silver is being produced than consumed with the balance going into increased inventories, that this...
I don't believe that the numbers published make sense in light of the price increase since 2002. I also doubt that all of the countries that mine...
Yes. There is no way to know whether any of the data is right or wrong. To me, a lot of the numbers don't make sense. Everyone is free to...
They imply this, but since the schedule only shows flows and not inventories it is impossible to say.
So add back the coins and you still have supply of 1,030M ounces vs. demand of 877M ounces, a margin of supply over demand of 17%. And this is up...
The Silver Institute reports that silver supply from mines, government sales, and scrap rose from 851M ounces in 2002 to 1,030M ounces in 2011. At...
If the numbers they published over the years were even close to accurate, it would be difficult to construct a scenario where the price of silver...
We've discussed the reliability of silver institute reporting. They are practically the only ones churning out statistics, but that doesn't make...
I would just add that (1) a large portion of the silver sets, silverware, etc. was melted in the 1970s and never replaced, and (2) a lot of the...
You can safely ignore anything a trader says and not miss much or damage your own investment program in any way. I've also never been a believer...
And don't leave out immigration. The US reached zero population growth back in the late 70s and virtually all of the population growth since then...
The political elite always want to turn people's attention to taxes and who should pay and away from spending. But the only real solution is to...
It will probably take a big cut to military spending, ending the wars, elimination of farm and oil subsidies, tariffs, playing with the social...
This is why democracies fail. The founding fathers explained it in the discussions about why they chose to form a republic instead. It isn't...
For all of its faults, the US is a far more powerful economy with less regulation and a culture that has shown the ability to bounce back from...
Betting against a powerful trend that is just starting is highly dangerous. Most of the large, successful professional trading funds seem to be...
I don't understand what you mean by "demand for short sale," or "buying more of it expecting to short it for profit," or "bubble depends on how...
The characteristics of a bubble are: - Record high prices - significant gains [e.g., 100-200% or more] in the recent past - parabolic pricing...
A lot of people [particularly on this forum] are convinced that the system will collapse and are preparing. Personally, I don't see this...
Great point. Deflation and default occur in practice far more than hyperinflation. And recent experience tends to reinforce the default outcome...
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