Is It a Good Time to Buy Silver?

Commodities have been crushed throughout 2015. This is particularly true for precious metals such as silver. In fact, silver has suffered a sustained downtrend since hitting its highs in April 2011 due to strengthening U.S. economic growth and the rising U.S. dollar. Also contributing to weakness in silver prices is the prospect of slowing economic growth in the emerging markets, which previously had high demand for precious metals and commodities. At first glance, investors may view these declines as an opportunity to buy low. However, at this point, there don’t seem to be many compelling reasons to think silver will rally going forward, particularly if interest rates begin to rise later this year.