https://www.thevaultbrief.com.auThe flows the headlines miss — weekly precious-metals & ASX intelligence.en-auhttps://www.thevaultbrief.com.au/blog/silver-supply-deficit-2026https://www.thevaultbrief.com.au/blog/silver-supply-deficit-2026Wed, 01 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTSilver enters 2026 in a sixth consecutive year of physical deficit — a projected ~46-million-ounce shortfall — even as solar quietly thrifts its silver use.SilverSupply & demandMacrohttps://www.thevaultbrief.com.au/blog/gold-etf-flows-2026-europehttps://www.thevaultbrief.com.au/blog/gold-etf-flows-2026-europeWed, 24 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTGlobal gold ETFs saw ~US$2bn of outflows in May 2026 — yet Europe alone was a net buyer. Read the regional split, not the headline total.GoldETF flowsMacrohttps://www.thevaultbrief.com.au/blog/central-bank-gold-buying-2026https://www.thevaultbrief.com.au/blog/central-bank-gold-buying-2026Wed, 17 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMTCentral banks bought an estimated 244 tonnes of gold in Q1 2026 — a record US$37 billion — even as the price fell. Here is what the official-sector flows actually show.GoldCentral banksMacro