Kitco: U.S. Mint sees gold demand drop 43% in April, silver demand drops 23%
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Kitco article on this.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wwmUMvhy-lY - Pink Me And Bobby McGee
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=D0FPxuQv2ns - Ruby Starr (from 'Go Jim Dandy') Maybe I'm Amazed
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Given the temporary increase in spot price I can understand the decrease in demand. That said maybe the big drop over the last week will bring an up tick in May.
I think it’s a flawed article. There aren’t many products available for purchase…. I suppose it would look like demand is down when there aren’t orders being placed.
Scroll through the 2022 product page and let me know how many gold/silver items are available for sale…
So this could be a Paul Harvey moment - And the rest of the story.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wwmUMvhy-lY - Pink Me And Bobby McGee
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https://youtube.com/watch?v=D0FPxuQv2ns - Ruby Starr (from 'Go Jim Dandy') Maybe I'm Amazed
RLJ 1958 - 2023
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The article is about Bullion.
You can Not purchase Bullion directly from the Mint unless you are an AP…
Unfortunately/fortunately I think that demand references the paper/future PM markets.
This is true. However, I'm not sure that even the AD could get all they wanted at all times.
That said, I don't think weaker demand would be a surprise given the price weakness in the last month. It would be more surprising if demand were up while prices were weak.
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I have a retail B&M store. Retail sales of bullion were down a bit March to April. I think some of it is that so many people bought into the market since the election last fall that much of the available money has already been spent. Let’s see what the rest of spring brings.
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I think the outrageous premiums might have some thing to due with it.
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I imagine people having to pay their income tax had something to do with it.
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Similar to a casino. April and May are always slower.
Prior years' Mint data is available. Doesn't really show a pattern.