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2008 Crisis

The 2008 financial crisis's impact on the silver market

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Feb 7, 2026

How do market events (e.g., sudden spot spikes) historically affect dealer premiums and bid/ask spreads for physical silver?

in silver typically translate into higher dealer premiums and wider bid/ask spreads for physical silver because physical supply, processing and distribution cannot reprice as quickly as paper markets ...

Jan 17, 2026

How do Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac enable long-term fixed-rate mortgages in the U.S.?

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac enable long-term fixed-rate mortgages primarily by buying loans from lenders, packaging those loans into mortgage-backed securities (MBS), and guaranteeing timely principal ...