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Michelle Makori interviews Alasdair Macleod about the potential for a major breakout in the silver market due to various economic factors.

Part 1 of 2: Michelle Makori, President & Editor-in-Chief, Miles Franklin Media, interviews Alasdair Macleod, economist, monetary historian, and publisher of Macleod Finance Substack. Is silver on the verge of a major breakout? Alasdair Macleod believes the silver market is facing a powerful convergence of forces that investors may be underestimating. In Part 1 of this interview, Macleod argues that silver is being mispriced by markets despite persistent supply deficits, growing industrial demand, China’s aggressive silver accumulation, and mounting stresses in physical silver markets. Macleod explains why disruptions tied to the Strait of Hormuz and sulfuric acid supplies could impact global silver production, why China may have abandoned its long-standing policy of suppressing silver prices, and why he believes silver should increasingly be viewed as an industrial metal rather than simply a precious metal. In this episode Of The Real Story with Michelle Makori: - Why Alasdair Macleod believes silver is significantly mispriced - How the Iran conflict could affect global silver supply - China’s record silver imports and what they signal - Why silver was added to the U.S…

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