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It has rallied 4.6% amid a four-day winning streak, which started after it closed at a six-month low on Nov. 24.
From MarketWatch
Prices have almost doubled so far this year in what would be the best performance since 1979, when prices more than quintupled amid the historic attempt by the Hunt brothers to corner the silver market.
From Barron's
“Where it goes next is anyone’s guess,” David Morrison, an analyst at broker Trade Nation, wrote in a Monday note, adding that outsize gains on Friday came amid poor liquidity in markets amid technical issues impacting silver futures traded through CME Group.
From Barron's
Meanwhile, the prices index expanded at a quicker pace than in October, the data showed, raising potential caution for Federal Reserve policymakers amid inflation concerns.
Buffer funds have grown in popularity in the past several years amid investor angst about market volatility and the specter of a longer downturn.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
