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Core Viewpoint - Silver has once again become a market focus, with significant price increases driven by multiple factors including macroeconomic shifts, industrial demand, supply shortages, capital inflows, and value reassessment [1][4]. Group 1: Price Performance - As of December 12, COMEX silver is priced at $64.25 [2]. - Year-to-date, both London spot silver and COMEX silver futures have seen price increases exceeding 110% [3]. Group 2: Key Drivers - Monetary Policy: The Federal Reserve's interest rate cuts have weakened the dollar and reduced holding costs, directly igniting precious metal pricing [5]. - Industrial Demand: Silver consumption in photovoltaic applications accounts for 55%, while demand from AI servers has increased by 30%, and electric vehicles are consuming several times more silver [6]. - Supply-Demand Gap: Global exchange inventories are at a ten-year low, sufficient for only 1.2 months of consumption, leading to heightened demand for silver [7]. - Capital Inflows: ETFs have increased their holdings by 500 tons over six months, with silver's market capitalization being only one-tenth that of gold, resulting in amplified volatility due to short covering [8]. - Value Reassessment: The gold price has reached new highs, the gold-silver ratio is returning to normal, and demand from Indian festivals is quickly realizing the potential for price increases [9]. Group 3: Market Analysis - The interplay of monetary easing, industrial revolution, mine production cuts, ETF-driven supply constraints, and emotional responses to the gold-silver ratio has led to a doubling of silver prices this year [9].