Silver looks to be picking up some momentum again as the price climbs towards $24 an ounce on the prospect of the Federal Reserve pausing interest rate hikes when it meets next week as well as recent positive economic data.
Silver’s significant industrial exposure will see it benefit from a healthy US economy with demand from silver-using sectors such as solar energy and electric vehicles set to keep on rising.
Add in the single biggest headwind for silver in the last year, the Fed’s aggressive interest rate policy, looking like it has come to an end and the medium-term outlook for the metal suggests the price could soon challenge the high of this year at around $26 an ounce. Indeed so strong is the fundamental case for silver that if the price does start to get on a roll, it could conceivably rise as high as $30 an ounce before the year’s end.
However, silver’s strong fundamental case has remained in place during recent price falls with macroeconomic factors taking precedence in investor’s attitudes instead. Therefore, while silver looks bound to climb in the long-term, the journey higher will continue to be marked by considerable bumps along the way.
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.
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