Premiums dropping at APMEX this afternoon
Fountainhead
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As metal shipped from Europe and newly-minted product arrives and overtakes demand. Investor physical demand is the ONLY thing holding up prices now. Once that tapers off - once everyone's appetite is satiated - what remains to keep the PM markets from dropping like a stone once more?
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"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
<< <i>Investor physical demand is the ONLY thing holding up prices now. Once that tapers off - once everyone's appetite is satiated - what remains to keep the PM markets from dropping like a stone once more? >>
My WAG on silver: If the paper price further errodes to say, $20/oz, the price to actually acquire physical will still be around $30 (assuming you'll be able to find any).
They are still $2 per coin higher than their competition. Apmex premiums need to drop some more if they want to get business from those that do their homework.
they want 8.99 over spot for a San Francisco box. Once the mint strap comes off they are no longer "special."
Edited to correct the numbers.
"Interest rates, the price of money, are the most important market. And, perversely, they’re the market that’s most manipulated by the Fed." - Doug Casey
I looked earlier and they were buying ASE's at $28 in quantity .
<< <i>As metal shipped from Europe and newly-minted product arrives and overtakes demand. Investor physical demand is the ONLY thing holding up prices now. Once that tapers off - once everyone's appetite is satiated - what remains to keep the PM markets from dropping like a stone once more? >>
Not sure if your analysis is tongue in cheek or serious. "Investor physical demand is the ONLY thing holding up prices now." Uh no, not even close to correct.
Actually, I think he is "spot" on.
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
<< <i>"Investor physical demand is the ONLY thing holding up prices now." Uh no, not even close to correct.
Actually, I think he is "spot" on. >>
Really? Just like physical demand pushed prices to $48 two years ago. Or the lack of physical demand knocked the price down $5 (20%) in a week this month?
Hundreds of millions of "ounces" change hands every month in EFTs. That's not to say SLV won't fall further because it easily could. But stating a drop in physical demand will be the reason is little more than PM bears crying from the mountain tops that PMs are dead.
(Just think of city streets clogged with a hundred thousand horses each generating 15 lbs of manure every day...)
Well, that will depend on the shape and color of the silver. Fierce dragons and cute pandas always cost more
they want 8.99 over spot for a San Francisco box. Once the mint strap comes off they are no longer "special."
this is because some folks think they are "special" when the strap is still on
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
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<< <i>"Investor physical demand is the ONLY thing holding up prices now." Uh no, not even close to correct.
Actually, I think he is "spot" on. >>
Really? Just like physical demand pushed prices to $48 two years ago. Or the lack of physical demand knocked the price down $5 (20%) in a week this month?
Hundreds of millions of "ounces" change hands every month in EFTs. That's not to say SLV won't fall further because it easily could. But stating a drop in physical demand will be the reason is little more than PM bears crying from the mountain tops that PMs are dead. >>
That's not what I'm saying. Physical demand is holding up physical prices, even though demand at those prices really isn't that strong. You will see what happens to physical pricing when the demand to pay 25% premiums quickly disappears.
Knowledge is the enemy of fear
You will see sellers trying to convince buyers that the silver they're selling is in such a desirable form, that it's worth a larger premium, despite the lower spot price, and lower premiums for "other" physical silver that's less desirable
Liberty: Parent of Science & Industry
Seems the premium is at too high a premium.
Gold seems like a better price deal though. (goldmart, NTR 1oz bar $22 over spot) Wish I was working!
Yep, I understand about slowing the small silver buys and saving for a bigger gold buy. But the addiction... the addiction...