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For 2025, global silver supply is forecast to come up short of global demand for a fifth year in a row, according to The Silver Institute.

Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had been forecasting a larger drop to 54.

Some economists argue that insider trading benefits prediction markets by helping increase the accuracy of their forecasts.

BloombergNEF reduced its forecast for additions of wind, solar and battery capacity over the next five years by 23% after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act passed.

The silver market is also forecast to face a deficit for the fifth consecutive year in 2025 due to production constraints, expanding industrial demand and growing investment interest.