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title: The Shanghai premium is screaming stress.
description: "The Shanghai premium is screaming stress.\n\nSilver is now trading 9.4% higher in the East than in the West (see chart).\n\nLate 2025, you could dismiss this as temporary. That narrative is dead.\n\nIn the East, silver is already triple digits and the West will soon follow.\n\nSource: Bloomberg, \nKarel Mercx"
---

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# [The Shanghai premium is screaming stress.](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/the-shanghai-premium-is-screaming-stress)

 Written by [Charles-Henry Monchau, CFA, CMT, CAIA](https://blog.syzgroup.com/syz-the-moment/author/charles-henry-monchau) | Jan 16, 2026, 10:00:30 AM

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