JPMorgan Faces Silver Manipulation Claims After Historic 32% Crash Wipes Out $2.5 Trillion

TLDR: Silver crashed 32% in largest intraday drop since 1980, erasing $2.5 trillion as manipulation claims surface.  JPMorgan issued 633 February silver contracts during crash after $920 million fine for past manipulation.  Shanghai physical silver traded higher than U.S. futures, indicating paper selling drove collapse not supply.  Margin hikes forced leveraged traders to liquidate while [...]

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