After a week of intense volatility and heavy losses, gold and silver prices recorded a modest recovery during Asian trading on Friday, supported by bargain buying from investors. However, silver continued to lag behind and was on track to post a sharp weekly decline of around 14%, after losing most of its recent gains. Gold,…
Gold and silver are currently attracting significant investor attention due to high prices and fears surrounding inflation, geopolitics, and currency risks. However, this surge in interest is often a late-cycle behavior where assets perceived as safe become crowd-driven momentum trades, diminishing their protective qualities. Unlike income-generating investments, gold and silver’s value is contingent on future…
Gold prices surged past the $5,200 mark for the first time on January 26, 2026, reflecting an increase of over 3% the previous day, driven primarily by a weakening U.S. dollar, which has fallen to near four-year lows amidst ongoing geopolitical uncertainties and anxieties regarding monetary policy adjustments by the U.S. Federal Reserve. Spot gold…
In 2025, precious metals performed exceptionally, with silver increasing nearly 170%, significantly outperforming gold’s 76% rise. The gold-silver ratio decreased from 110 to 65, indicating that silver’s price growth was more rapid. This shift was attributed to a constrained physical supply of gold coupled with periods of backwardation in silver, which signaled tight physical markets….
Silver hit an all-time high of $64.31 in the spot market on the morning of December 12, up 8.86 percent in a week. Domestic silver sales fell 10% year-on-year in November 2025, amid the wedding season, when sales typically increase by 100% at this time of the year. Silver prices have increased dramatically. In this…
Gold prices rose slightly in Asian markets on Wednesday on expectations that the US Federal Reserve (Fed) will cut interest rates. Silver prices rose faster than gold, hitting a new high above $62 an ounce as silver is expected to be in tight supply and in high demand next year. In addition, the US dollar…
Gold prices have risen due to increased demand for safe-haven assets and heightened activity from traditional buyers during the wedding season. As of December 1, spot gold was priced around $4,239 per ounce, influenced by expectations of a potential US Federal Reserve rate cut. In the Indian market, gold futures on the Multi-Commodity Exchange (MCX)…
Due to the increased demand from investors, silver prices in India are significantly higher than those in other countries. In the Indian marketplaces, physical silver is severely lacking. The price distortion is one of the most revealing trends in the silver market. The demand is distorting both the spot and future prices of actual silver,…
There have been two record highs for silver, one with dubious causes and the other with more valid ones. The price of one ounce of silver hit a record high of $49.95 on January 17, 1980. But it was made possible by a questionable deal between two people to corner the market and raise demand….
In the face of a declining dollar and anticipation of rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve, the prices of gold and silver rose to new highs in the domestic futures market on Monday, following strong global indications. A new high of Rs 1,15,939 per 10 grammes was reached by the December gold contract on…
