Silver investment to jump 5years high!
2020 witnessed silver price hike by 38% Global silver jewelry demand to fall by 23% The Silver Institute hosted a webinar to discuss its annual Interim Silver Market Review. Philip Newman, Managing Director at Metals Focus, and his colleague, Adam Webb, Director of Mine Supply, presented the findings. The Interim Review features historical supply and demand statistics and provisional estimates for 2020. The following are the key highlights from the presentation: Physical investment is expected to surge by 27 percent to 236.8 Moz in 2020, which would be a 5-year high. The largest retail market for bars and coins, the US, will lead the way with a projected 62 percent gain. This reflects the impact of increased price volatility and healthy price expectations. The second largest market, India, however, has experienced a markedly weaker second half, with outright liquidations, resulting in an estimated 20 percent decline for the full year total. The most significant developmen