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The silver market experienced a record shortage of the metal and prices soared to an all-time high in 1980. A similar jump to $50 an ounce 45 years ago was also the result of an unprecedented shortage caused by the billionaire Hunt brothers. Today, to make money, traders are flying bullion from New York to London by airplane, although back in January they were flying it in the opposite direction.

Silver market rush: what the story of the Hunt brothers, who brought it down 45 years ago, teaches us

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In the short history of the Chinese stock market, there have already been two bubbles - in 2007 and 2015. In less than five recent months, it has risen by only 25% (even less than, for example, the U.S. market), but there are clear signs of speculative frenzy. The authorities are concerned about a possible repetition of the situation, when the rapid rise will turn into an equally impressive collapse.

"The Communist Party doesn't want a repeat of this": why China has started to actively cool the market

 
The stock exchange has always been a place of struggle. Some are buying, others are selling, everyone is trying to outsmart each other. In this chaos, a price is born, which reflects the real value of the asset. But what if programs rather than people take the helm? 

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