Precious metals posted gains on Thursday that ranged from 0.5% for palladium to 2.9% for silver. Both gold and silver finished today at nearly two-week highs.
Gold for April delivery advanced $24.90, or 1.3%, to finish at $1,962.20 an ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The settlement was the highest since March 11.
"Gold and silver prices are are sharply higher in midday U.S. trading Thursday, as safe-haven demand is featured amid marketplace risk aversion that remains elevated amid the Russia-Ukraine war. Sharp gains in crude oil prices this week are also bullish for the metals markets, even though oil prices backed off today," Jim Wyckoff, a senior analyst at Kitco Inc, said in a daily research note.
"The other element impacting the marketplace is inflation, which has intensified because of the war. Rising inflation is historically bullish for metals markets. Global bond market yields have been rising sharply recently, with U.S. Treasury yields nearing three-year highs," Wyckoff added.
Gold futures ranged from $1,937.40 to $1,967.20. They rose 0.8% on Wednesday, they shed 0.4% on Tuesday for their lowest settlement since March 16, and they inched 0.01% higher on Monday.
Silver for May delivery surged 73.1 cents to end at $25.92 an ounce. The close was also silver’s highest since March 11. Silver futures traded between $25.17 and $26.16. They gained 1.1% on Wednesday, they dropped 1.6% on Tuesday, also for their lowest settlement since March 16, and they rose 0.9% on Monday.
In other precious metals futures prices on Thursday:
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April platinum climbed $10.20, or 1%, to $1,031.20 an ounce, ranging from $1,014.70 to $1,039.10.
- Palladium for June delivery added $11.30 to $2,530.60 an ounce, trading between $2,483 and $2,563.
US Mint Bullion Sales in 2022
Published United States Mint bullion sales were unchanged on Thursday. Below is a sales breakdown of U.S. Mint bullion products with columns listing the number of coins sold during varying periods.
| US Mint Bullion Sales (# of coins) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thursday | Last Week | This Week | January | February | March | 2022 Sales | |
| $50 American Eagle 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 41,500 | 123,500 | 86,000 | 110,500 | 320,000 |
| $25 American Eagle 1/2 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 3,000 | 45,000 | 0 | 4,000 | 49,000 |
| $10 American Eagle 1/4 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 4,000 | 64,000 | 4,000 | 16,000 | 84,000 |
| $5 American Eagle 1/10 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 20,000 | 195,000 | 25,000 | 65,000 | 285,000 |
| $50 American Buffalo 1 Oz Gold Coin | 0 | 0 | 20,500 | 61,500 | 28,500 | 47,500 | 137,500 |
| $1 American Eagle 1 Oz Silver Coin | 0 | 0 | 480,500 | 5,001,000 | 1,500,000 | 1,080,500 | 7,581,500 |
| $100 American Eagle 1 Oz Platinum Coin | 0 | 0 | 3,000 | N/A | 25,800 | 14,200 | 40,000 |
| $25 American Eagle 1 Oz Palladium Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tuskegee Airmen 5 oz Silver Coin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Maybe Silver could be replaced by Ruthenium, currently priced at $625/oz, to round out the Big Four Precious Metals.
Nickel and Rhodium are currently out of this World
They’re following the path of the Furon
Kaiser, you may have a tiny OBSESSION with this = just saying
It’s Magical Silver never runs out and it always goes up for the Government while going down for Collector’s
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Sir Kaiser, excellent discussion on the Gold-Silver ratio. If I may add the following notes to your comment: The gold-silver ratio is the oldest continuously tracked exchange rate in history. The Roman Empire officially set the ratio at 12:1. The U.S. government fixed the ratio at 15:1 with the Coinage Act of 1792. Many silver investors believe the ratio should be set at 16:1, which is the ratio of gold to silver in the earth’s crust. For the whole of the 20th century, the average gold-silver ratio was 47:1. In the 21st century, the ratio has ranged mainly between the… Read more »
Point well taken, Sir Kaiser. As they say, you can’t have it both ways. In the scenario you described of Silver rising to $100 per ounce, which could possibly happen, then, as I have previously remarked, it would be an opportunity and time to liquidate our silver holdings rather than add to it. Cycles Happen!