This sounds great to a lot of economists, but itâs actually bad. Savings are the only way an economy can progress. Only with savings does anyone have the capital or the leisure time to make machines, invent something new, or launch companies. So by discouraging saving, steady inflation stultifies economic progress.â.
The average price of silver in 2001 was $4.37/oz and 33 fold increase would result in silver rising to over $145/oz. While this price target may seem outlandish to some, it is worth remembering that silver's record high in 1980 adjusted for inflation (according to U.S. government inflation figures) was nearly $130/oz.ilver has been one of the top performing markets in recent months. Silver has risen to $21.41/oz and is up more than 10.3% year to date. It is important to remember that silver rose to a recent nominal closing high $48.41/oz on April 28, 2011.
Spot price is the current price at which a commodity, like gold or silver, can be bought or sold. It is considered the explicit value of a particular precious metal at that point in time in the marketplace. For silver, the spot price reflects the current price for one ounce of pure silver. Thus, a silver spot price of 17.54 means that silver is currently valued at $17.54 per ounce.What is tricky about spot price is that it is the base price of the metal; you cannot actually buy physical silver or silver ETFs at spot price.