Silver: Fundamentals Asserting Themselves or Investment Demand?

LONDON (ResourceInvestor.com) -- With silver recently back above $12 an ounce, it seems a good time to ask what has rejuvenated the market. Is it safe haven seekers running scared of events in the Middle East and mindful of global economic imbalances? Is it speculators running amok? Or is the effect to be ascribed to the continuing strength of industrial demand? To an extent, all three are true. But the first two factors seem to be more important right now.

There is no denying that silver is a profoundly useful industrial metal. Its superior conductivity and consequent use in the fabrication of electronic devices is the best example, and there are many more. The growth of the electronics industry is plain for all to see, meaning that a great deal of silver will continue to find a home in the circuitry of various tools and gadgets.

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