East-West Tension Not Enough to Buoy Silver

This morning, silver fell 1 percent, or $0.20, to trade at $19.76, according to Reuters.

Though the tension between Russia and the west, which Reuters describes as being the worst since the Cold War, is increasing investor interest in precious metals, other factors are depressing their prices. For example, US economic data continues to improve, and that is driving investors to equities rather than metals like gold and silver.