if this pace continues (−50 t per week), China’s vaults could dip below 1 000 t by mid-November.
That would mark one of the lowest levels since 2020, when supply chains were shattered and premiums exploded across Asia.
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Why it matters:
When physical silver drains from Chinese vaults, it usually signals tightness in the real market — not paper.
Industrial demand (solar, electronics) and investor buying are both pulling from the same pool.
And that pool is shrinking.
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Meanwhile, Western “paper markets” still pretend everything’s fine —but you can’t short what’s not there.
China’s silver outflows are a real-world stress test for the illusion of abundance created in London and New York.
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Keep watching the SGE inventory chart.
When it breaks below 1 000 t — it’s not just a number.
It’s a signal that Asia owns the price discovery,
and the East is stacking while the West is sleeping. 🥈🐉
#Silver #China #SGE #SilverSqueeze
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1⃣Rumor says LBMA just leased 150 metric tonnes (4.8M oz) of physical #Silver from Chinese national banks via the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) —
at grotesquely high lease rates. 🤯
That’s not normal. That’s panic.
Huge respect to Erik – @KingKong9888, absolute legend!
1/ 🇮🇳 RBI just moved silver into the “gold league.”
The Reserve Bank of India raised the Loan-to-Value ratio to 85% for loans against gold and silver (up to ₹2.5 lakh). 🏦🥈
2/ What does it mean?
Indian banks will now officially accept silver as collateral, just like gold.
A huge shift — from retail to institutional recognition.
3/ 🔧 Applies to: commercial banks, urban & rural cooperative banks, and NBFCs (incl. Housing Finance Companies).
🗓 Effective: April 1, 2026 — part of a standardized, regulated framework for lending against precious metals.
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Something big is coming.
The U.S. Department of Commerce has been running a Section 232 investigation on silver — to decide if America’s dependence on foreign silver is a national-security risk.
That report was due by late October. ⏳
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Section 232 is no joke.
It’s the same law used to protect steel, aluminum, and critical energy metals.
If silver is confirmed as critical, the U.S. could:
– restrict exports,
– boost domestic mining,
– or even create strategic silver reserves.