Persistently thin silver inventories mean prices are likely to remain highly sensitive to market flows, creating significant upside potential and downside risk, according to new analysis from Goldman Sachs. Analysts Lina Thomas and Daan Struyven noted that depleted stockpiles have set the stage for market squeezes. "Thinner inventories have created conditions for squeezes, where rallies accelerate as investor flows absorb remaining metal in the London vaults and reverse sharply when tightness eases," they wrote in a Wednesday note. However, the analysts clarified that recent price turbulence is not a symptom of ... (full story)