STRIEBRO – je čas nákupu?
Pomer zlata a striebra indikuje, že onedlho by mal prísť čas pre biely kov.
Today, silver is an important industrial metal. It actually conducts electricity better than copper. Therefore, it’s used in some of the most important electronic devices and batteries. It’s crucial in many forms of photography. And it’s becoming more important again in medical applications. Silver has an ability to repel bacteria, too...
In ancient times, the Phoenicians stored water, wine, and vinegar in silver bottles to prevent spoilage. In the early 1900s, Americans often put silver dollars in milk bottles to keep it fresh. Its antibacterial effects are one of the reasons it has been traditionally used in eating utensils.
Silver went out of fashion with the development of modern antibiotics. However, recently there has been renewed interest in the metal as a broad-spectrum antimicrobial. It is now being used to prevent infections as part of wound management procedures, particularly with burn victims.
Demand is certainly on silver’s side. But there’s another reason to own it…
The Gold-to-Silver Ratio is Shrinking
The historic ratio between the price of gold (15:1) and the price of silver tells us an interesting story...
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As of Dec.31st |
Silver Price
US$/oz
|
Gold Price
US$/oz
|
Gold/Silver
Ratio
|
|
1910
|
0.54
|
20.67
|
38.28
|
|
1920
|
0.54
|
20.67
|
38.28
|
|
1930
|
0.33
|
20.67
|
62.67
|
|
1940
|
0.35
|
34.5
|
98.57
|
|
1950
|
0.8
|
40.25
|
50.31
|
|
1960
|
0.91
|
36.5
|
40.11
|
|
1970
|
1.64
|
37.6
|
22.93
|
|
1980
|
15.65
|
641.2
|
40.97
|
|
1990
|
4.17
|
423.8
|
101.63
|
|
2000
|
4.6
|
272.15
|
59.16
|
|
2005
|
8.83
|
513
|
58.1
|
|
2006
|
12.62
|
628.2
|
49.78
|
|
Recent Quote
|
16.23
|
898
|
55.33
|
Over the last 100 years, the price of silver and the gold/silver price ratio have gyrated due to competing industrial and store-of-value demands. In 1980, the silver price rose to an all-time high of $49.45 per troy ounce. By December 2001, the price had dropped to just $4.15, and has risen back as high as $16.31. In 2007, silver prices (and most other metal prices) have been rather volatile. But during bull markets in metals, the ratio between the price of gold and silver drops as the price of silver grows more quickly than the price of gold.
Zdroj: InvestU
26.01.2008
