Archive for April, 2008

The stock market is rebounding, the dollar is showing signs of strengthening, and banks may be doing a little better. A little. So should you be taking your money out of commodities like silver and gold?

The recent drop on silver prices may be a little premature but everyone new it was going to happen sooner or later. There wasn’t really a huge drop in production or spike in demand because of some discover about silver. It was a run up because the price of most commodities was increasing such as oil and especially gold.

So is this run-up done? Well that depends on a few things. Sure there will be price increases based on the economies emotion to financial news. But if you believe what many feel, that the huge growth in countries like China and India will keep demand on all the worlds resources, including silver, then investing in silver is still a smart bet for the long term.

Buying silver bullion isn’t your only option and may not even be the best one because of the tax implications of owning it. You may be better off buying ETF’s like iShares SLV Silver Trust ETF. You can trade it easily online and can hold it for the long term and take advantage of lower taxes should the price of silver keep increasing.

So that begs the question of Blog Silvers readers. Are you still investing in silver?

The dollar inched higher against the Japanese Yen, low against all things European, and the stock market jumped on good earnings by Google. All this spelled a bad two days for gold and silver.

Silver was down nearly a dollar after showing signs of regaining those highs seen over the last few months. However, with the Stock Market looking like it may not be the abiss that many thought it was, we may just see a slowdown in precious metals purchasing leading to lower prices.

Is the commodiites run over? What’s your opinion? I can’t see that happening with the expansion everywhere in the world, the need for silver in industrial processes, and comments like these comments on blog silver how can there be a retreat in prices. There may be a dip but probably not a retreat.

Silver and gold rose today as reports of a weakening dollar and worldwide inflation pushed investors into buying precious metals. Silver, which has been on an upward roller coaster since the beginning of the year, is creeping back up to highs seen last month as the worldwide markets continue to show high volatility.

Silver prices are topping $18 an ounce currently and gold is shooting past $940. The EU reported that it’s nations saw inflation of 3.6% in month of March making the 15-nation currrency rise to $1.5978 against the dollar. An all-time high!

The dollar also dropped against both the British pound and the Japanese yen. The European Central Bank, in charge of the Euro, unlike the US Fed, will work to curb inflation by not lowering interests rates below 4%.

Blogtown Press, the blog network this blog resides under, has added another precious metals blog to it’s list of great resources for readers like you. Gold Rushed is the latest blog that you can use to find all the information you need about investing in the precious metal gold.

In this market of volatility, gold and silver have become hot commodities and learning as much as you can about them has become priority for many investors. GoldRushed.com allows it’s readers to keep up to date with gold prices so you’ll never miss a great buying opportunity. The plan is to research just like Blog Silver and provide readers with all the potential gold plays, from ETFs, to mining companies.

Like silver, buying gold doesn’t have to be just about buying gold bars and watching them collect dust. You can get into the gold market with simple stocks and trade them in your normal trading account like sharebuilder or etrade. Buying gold can be simple, just like silver, and Gold Rushed hopes to help you find out just how simple it is.