Silver is just about holding above $23 an ounce as investors weigh up silver’s safe haven appeal as Israel continues to attack Gaza against a macroeconomic environment in which interest rates are set to stay at elevated levels for a sustained period.
While silver doesn’t have the same safe haven appeal as its precious metal peer, gold, it has still benefited from the broader risk-off environment that prevailed in the wake of Hamas’ attack on Israel and the Middle Eastern country’s aggressive response.
Yet the metal also has much more industrial exposure than gold so the state of the global economy also has a significant bearing on the price of silver. As a result in a week of central bank interest rate decisions, Wednesday’s quarterly refunding announcement by the US Treasury arguably is the most significant for silver investors with the central banks all expected to keep their rates unchanged.
The long-term outlook has remained attractive for silver throughout the year as the metal is a key component of the energy transition away from fossil fuels and towards renewable and electric options. However, this fundamental side has struggled to get a look in amid first macroeconomic considerations and now geopolitical ones. As such, silver is likely to track around its current $23 an ounce mark in the short-term.
Rupert is a Market Analyst for Kinesis Money, responsible for updating the community with insights and analysis on the gold and silver markets. He brings with him a breadth of experience in writing about energy and commodities having worked as an oil markets reporter and then precious metals reporter during the seven years he worked at Bloomberg News.
As well as market analysis, Rupert writes longer-form thought leadership pieces on topics ranging from carbon markets, the growth of renewable energy and the challenges of avoiding greenwash while investing sustainably.
This publication is for informational purposes only and is not intended to be a solicitation, offering or recommendation of any security, commodity, derivative, investment management service or advisory service and is not commodity trading advice. This publication does not intend to provide investment, tax or legal advice on either a general or specific basis.
Read our Editorial Guidelines here.
