Well it certainly has not fell off, they both have hit some long term highs, right now $31 silver and $2600 gold, and no real sign its going to trend down anytime soon, still considering we are 6 months out from the start of this topic, the burst is exceedingly slow to develop. But the signs are there, we have seen the dollar being displaced as trade currency over the summer, and a BRICS ascendency in trade.