Kitco News, Released on 5/21/26

Silver veteran David Morgan debunks the COMEX default narrative, reveals why wholesale dealers are flooded with metal and why that is actually bullish, and names the one bond market signal that says the monetary reset is getting close. David Morgan — publisher of The Morgan Report and author of The Silver Manifesto — breaks down the structural divide in the silver market right now. Wholesale retail dealers are sitting on excess supply while commercial bars remain tight. The COMEX default story that has circulated for a decade has never materialized, and the objective inventory data from 2022 through 2025 proves it. Meanwhile, what silver did at $50 — stalling for seven trading days before exploding to $120 — is the exact same psychological setup investors should expect at $100. Morgan also addresses Hong Kong’s July gold clearing rollout designed to rival London, the copper substitution threat to solar demand and why it is not a near-term driver, the energy cost squeeze separating royalty companies from miners, and why his number one signal for precious metals before year-end is not the silver price — it is the bond market.

00:00 Data Over Hype
01:22 Macro Credit Crunch Setup
01:58 How Silver Acts in Crises
03:47 Liquidity Lessons From 2008
04:58 Retail Sellbacks and Price Walls
08:03 Industrial Demand and Stockpiling
11:09 Asia Imports and Accumulation
12:34 Signals From ETFs and COMEX
13:55 COMEX Default Myth Debunked
19:11 What to Watch Instead
19:46 Price Discovery and Volatility
21:04 Deficits Then vs Now
23:26 Silver Price Elasticity
24:24 Industrial Demand Inelasticity
25:51 Hong Kong Gold Challenge
27:55 Silver Institutional Bid
29:41 Solar Substitution Debate
31:56 Energy Costs and Mining Equities
36:45 Who Sells Silver at $100?
39:20 The Ultimate Bond Market Signal
42:12 Silver Sunrise and Final Thoughts

David Morgan is a world-renown precious metals aficionado. He is the creator of TheMorganReport.com, a monthly report that covers economic news, overall financial health of the global economy, currency problems and the key reasons for investing in precious metals. A dynamic, much-in-demand speaker all over the globe, David’s educational mission also makes him a prolific author, having penned Get the Skinny on Silver Investing, The Silver Manifesto and, most recently, Second Chance: How to Make and Keep Big Money from the Coming Gold and Silver Shock.

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