Silver Shortage Hits Crisis Levels—What Investors Must Do Now

Silver markets just hit a wall, and it’s forcing investors to completely rethink how they buy.

Last time, we unpacked how to strike the right balance between gold and silver in today’s market. But in just the past 48 hours, a much more urgent silver story has exploded onto the global stage. The London Bullion Market just saw lease rates for silver shoot past 30%—the highest in decades—after Diwali demand in India wiped out already-tight inventories. That’s not a temporary blip. It’s a structural supply crisis.

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In 1980, the Hunt brothers tried to corner the silver market by buying up nearly a third of the world’s supply. The result? Silver shot to $50 per ounce—nearly matching today’s record.