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Silver (SI): Market treating Silver Institute April 15 deficit confirmation (46M oz expanding 15% to sixth consecutive year) as incremental data point rather than validation of structural regime change, while desk recognizes combination of sixth-year deficit with permanent 59% industrial demand shif
Core
Tactically bearish on ceasefire-driven geopolitical premium collapse but acknowledging fragility with April 22 expiration creating binary risk; structural oversupply forecasts (EIA $88/b Q4, Goldman $87 Q2, IEA 1.9 mb/d surplus) imply modest downside from current $84.36 once Hormuz fully normalizes,
Core
Mixed with institutional price targets remaining at $5,000-5,400 (Goldman Sachs, JP Morgan) but near-term uncertainty elevated following March correction and geopolitical headline risk from US-Iran tensions creating tactical volatility