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Silver at $10

Silver has ended the week by holding above $10 level. Action has been very good for the metal, with a lot of talk surrounding the issue of whether or not there will be a silver ETF forthcoming to boost demand. David Morgan has been following the advance and putting out a lot of good information on the fundamental outlook for some time now. Let's see what he and Jim Puplava have to say about the recent price action in this week's Financial Sense Newshour.
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