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Is JPMorgan hoarding silver? Here's what it means as reports claim the bank has been stockpiling the precious metal
By Piyush Shukla
The Times of India, Mumbai
Tuesday, December 9, 2025
JP Morgan is going long on silver and making history. The bank now holds over 750 million ounces of physical silver, the largest stockpile in the world. In just six weeks, it added 21 million ounces. That's a staggering move in a market already under pressure.
Between June and October, JP Morgan reportedly sold off its entire 200-million-ounce paper short position. This freed cash to acquire physical silver, leaving the bank long in both physical and paper silver for the first time ever. Experts say this is a rare and powerful market position.
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The move coincided with the U.S. Mint announcing a shortage of silver coins. Physical supply is tightening while demand is rising. JP Morgan is holding real silver, not paper contracts. This is a key difference from the Hunt brothers' attempt to corner silver in 1980. Back then reliance on paper contracts led to intervention and collapse. JP Morgan's approach reduces risk of regulatory disruption.
If history is any guide, silver could move sharply upward. Adjusted for inflation, silver's 1980 peak would be over $600 per ounce today. Nobody can predict exact prices, but the structural setup favors a major squeeze. Industrial demand is rising, mine supply is falling, and institutional accumulation is accelerating. ...
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