Silver futures trading over the $50 handle, priced at $50.20 or $50.24, experiencing significant buying pressure to start the week. The metal is up about 4.5% on the day and is trading at a three and a half week high, reclaiming the key $50 mark. This strong price action is benefiting all metals, with gold up significantly over $4,100 and copper, platinum, and palladium all up better than 3%. The primary driver for this sentiment shift and buying pressure appears to be the perceived reopening of the U.S. government.