Silver prices may well continue to underperform gold until near the end of the yearbefore silver starts to catch up, said the consultancy Metals Focus in a report Tuesday. Gold broke back above $1,300 an ounce during a rally in recent days, but silver has remained below $15. As a result, the gold-silver ratio has been above 90, a level not seen since early 1993, Metals Focus said. The ratio measures how many ounces of silver it takes to buy an ounce of gold, with a rising number meaning an underperformance by silver prices, and vice-versa. “To a large extent, this reflects a lack of investor belief in silver’s upside ... (full story)