Brian Smelzer

Southern Silver Report

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Southern Silver Report is a precious metals and jewelry podcast bringing you the "why" behind market signals. Aimed at a Gen Z and Millennial demographic we bring you market analysis from Asia to London using years of experience in numismatic collecting and an understanding of Mandarin to provide updates typical American bullion content often misses between the margins. You can listen and expect more than listing out commodity figures and spot prices. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Brian Smelzer

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China's Silver Export "Ban", India Limiting Imports 19.05.2026 12:10

We begin by discussing China's export regulation changes which were first announced in Q4 2025, then transition to how these new rules are impacting the market for silver domestically in China. FOllowing this, a brief overview on how weakening demand could impact the jewelry industry as exports from China professionalize to 44 licenseholders this cycle 2026-2027. The news out of India is very fres...

China's Microinvesting Revolution' Gen Z's Gold 15.05.2026 13:13

Unlike the United States where monetary gold was banned for over 40 years breaking what may have been a long standing cultural habit, Chinese buyers never faced such an opposition. The Chinese monetary system for much of its history was denominated by bronze cash coins. Now, younger generations of Chinese citizens are purchasing gold bullion to save wealth for the future. Articles Referenced/Used...

The Changing Case for Silver Among Gen Z 13.05.2026 12:15

On this episode we look into the rationale for why many in Gen Z are putting their money into silver. After years of chasing hyped up assets like crypto or NFTs, is silver seeing a resurgence? Could this be a paper tiger? We look into the two factors which seem to be driving those in this younger cohort to put their money into what many thought was simply an industrial commodity. Hosted on Acast....