The feeling of Christmas may be in the air, as the classic holiday jingle goes, but silver bells are definitely not ringing this holiday season. The spot price of silver started off the week on a downward slide that by Thursday had led it to its lowest level in four months. That was the result of the white metal playing up to its precious metal side, tracking gold and ignoring the industrially positive third-quarter US GDP (up 3.1 percent on an annualized basis); it followed its yellow cousin’s lead in a sharp sell-off Thursday morning, touching a low of $29.51 an ounce to close near the psychological level of $30 an ounce, down nearly nearly 4 percent on the day. Continue reading "Silver Slides into the Holiday Season, but Upswing Expected in New Year"
