Indian silver imports were 327 tons (10,513,294 ounces) in June. June 2017 Indian silver imports were down 27.5% from 451 tons in June 2016. June silver imports were down 60% from 819 tons imported in May. Indian Imports of 2638 tons of silver in the first half of the year equal approximately 85 million ounces. … Read More →
Silver sales at the Perth Mint in July were 1,167,963 ounces, down 3.9% from June 2017 sales of 1,215,071 ounces. Year over year July 2017 Perth Mint silver sales were up 68.4% from July 2016 sales of 693,477 ounces. July Perth Mint sales of 1,167,963 ounces were lower than July U.S. Mint Silver Eagle sales … Read More →
The Perth Mint Sold 23,675 Ounces of Gold in July. July Perth Mint gold sales of 23,675 topped U.S. Mint total gold sales of 21,500 ounces. Perth Mint gold sales topped the U.S. Mint gold sales for the fifth month in a row. Gold sales at the Perth Mint in July 2017 were up 40.33% … Read More →
Apple and Alphabet (Google) Boost U.S. Treasury Security Holdings to Nearly $100 billion at June 30, 2017. Combined Apple and Google US Treasury Security holdings top holdings of Canada, France and Germany. What Happens If Apple and Google Dump U.S. Treasuries? Silver imports into China through first half of 2017 at a seven year high. … Read More →
Sales of American Silver Eagles Climb 66% in July year over year. U.S. Mint Sold 2,270,000 American Silver Eagles in July. Sales of American Silver Eagle Coins in July 2016 were 1,370,000. July 2017 sales of American Silver Eagles were up 130% from June sales of 986,000. American Silver Eagle Sales Rise 66% in July … Read More →
Samsung Follows Apple in Recovering Precious Metals From its Used Phones. Federal Reserve’s Fast Payments Task Force Analyzes Viability of Fed Coin Citizen Created Scruptual Euros Capture Bank of Italy’s Attention. Bitcoin Soars as BIP91 passes 80% threshold. Video Commentary to “Samsung to Recover Silver & Gold From its Smart Phones” You can buy Bitcoin, … Read More →
Indian silver imports rose a staggering 1,917% in May. May 2017 Indian silver imports of 1,473 tons were up from 73 tons in May 2016. May silver imports were up 143% from 606 tons imported in April. Indian Imports of 47,358,050 ounces of silver in May were higher than the record 47 million American Silver … Read More →
Silver sales at the Perth Mint in June were 1,215,071 ounces, up 47% from May 2017 sales of 826,656 ounces. Year over year June 2017 Perth Mint silver sales were essentially unchanged June 2016 sales of 1,220,817 ounces. June Perth Mint Sales of 1,215,071 ounces topped June U.S. Mint Silver Eagle sales of 986,000 Silver … Read More →
Sales of American Silver Eagles Were 247 Times Greater than Sales of One Ounce American Gold Eagles in June. U.S. Mint Sells 986,000 American Silver Eagles in June. Sales of American Silver Eagle Coins in June 2017 were the second full month with sales below one million since February 2008. April 2017 sales of American … Read More →
Central Banks World Wide Maintain Ultra Loose Monetary Policies – Except One. Bank of England leaves bank rate at 0.25%, maintains government bond purchases at £435bn and corporate bond purchases at £10bn Bank of Japan maintains pledge to keep short-term interest rates at minus 0.1%; rules out reducing its massive stimulus program. Swiss National Bank … Read More →