Conquer Club

HitRed wrote: Fri Dec 26, 2025 7:22 pm 10% move today in silver.

HitRed wrote: Sun Jan 11, 2026 8:36 pm Here are my arguments

The largest population in the world (India) imports huge amounts of silver.
The 2nd largest population in the world (China) MUST have silver for production lines. January 1st, China all but banned mined silver exports.
America, the richest country, has declared silver a critical resource. National Debt Clock 38.5 Trillion. The baby boomers are moving from stocks into some % of precious metal as part of their vast portfolios.

That’s just three countries.

HitRed wrote: Sat Nov 16, 2024 2:29 pm Silver?

Do my will. - God

What type of silver Lord?

All.

"President Trump pledged to turn the page on Joe Biden's economic disaster of runaway inflation and anemic growth," Kush Desai, a White House spokesperson, said. "Much work remains, but President Trump in one year has delivered accelerating GDP growth, private sector job creation, over a dozen new trade agreements, historic drug pricing deals, and cooled inflation." (...)

"That's been really the key defining factor of the US economy in the face of a number of cross-currents, from significant shifts in trade policy and tariffs to industrial policy, to significant shifts in immigration dynamics, to now an AI-led technological revolution," he said.

Real GDP grew in the second and third quarters of 2025 after falling in the first, as businesses prepared for new tariffs.

While economic growth has been strong, Daco thinks a jobless boom will continue because an aging population and a drop in net migration are affecting the supply of workers at the same time as less demand for new workers.

"Businesses are very cautious as to who they hire and at what rate they hire because they don't necessarily need as much talent as they did a year or two years ago," Daco said.

One of the Trump administration's goals was to increase efficiency within the federal government. That led to several actions to shrink the workforce, including reduction-in-force and buyouts led by the Department of Government Efficiency.

Bureau of Labor Statistics data showed a massive drop in federal employment in October because people who had taken deferred resignations officially came off the government payrolls. (...)

"The Fed's industrial production measure is now at its highest level since 2019, clearly reversing its Biden era decline," Desai said. "Meanwhile, core capital goods shipments have hit an all-time high under President Trump, signaling strong investment into future manufacturing production and jobs." (...)

The inflation rate has cooled down a lot since it surged to about 9% in 2022, but it remains above the Federal Reserve's 2% target. In 2025, it slowed in the first few months before speeding up and then holding steady in December. [NOTE that the graph in this article shows the inflation rate has been BELOW 3% for most of the year 2025.]

Draho said the inflation rate climbed higher than expected, with tariffs having a small effect.

HitRed wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 10:21 am Local gas is $2.09 in Texas

Key Points
Silver prices plunged 30% on January 30, worst drop since 1980.
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Supply shortages, paper-physical disconnect, and margin hikes drive continued volatility in the silver market.