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Silver reclaims $70 with over 20% gain in August

Spot silver briefly broke through the $70-per-ounce mark on Friday, capping a rally of more than 20% in August and marking one of the strongest monthly performances among major commodities this year. The move came as a broader surge in…

Gold, silver post best week of 2026 as Bitcoin lags behind

Gold and silver surged to multi-week highs this week, posting their strongest weekly gains of 2026, while Bitcoin barely budged. By Friday, gold traded near $4,323 an ounce, up roughly 7% on the week, and silver climbed approximately 14% to…

UBS sees gold reaching $5,000 after rally past $4,200

Gold rallied more than 4% on Wednesday, pushing above $4,200 an ounce in its largest single-day gain in months, as the fallout from a rare U.S.-Japan currency intervention continued to reshape market dynamics and raise questions about policymakers' grip on…

Gold, silver climb as Iran’s Hormuz demands rattle markets

Gold and silver prices climbed on Friday as renewed uncertainty over the Strait of Hormuz pushed investors toward safe-haven assets, while equity markets in Asia whipsawed and the euro weakened against the U.S. dollar.

Silver surges past 61% annual gain as supply deficit hits sixth year

Silver has emerged as the standout performer among precious metals in 2026, rising more than 61% over the past year as a prolonged structural supply deficit meets accelerating industrial demand from sectors that barely existed a decade ago.

Silver climbs sharply as Iran threatens US warships in Strait of Hormuz

Silver surged on Tuesday, August 4, climbing more than 3% to trade near $59.50 per ounce as an escalation in US-Iran tensions over the Strait of Hormuz drove renewed safe-haven buying into precious metals. The move outpaced gold's gains, reflecting…

Gold, silver rally as Hormuz deal hopes ease rate fears

Gold climbed toward $4,100 an ounce and silver surged more than 3% on Tuesday as diplomatic progress on reopening the Strait of Hormuz sent oil prices sharply lower, easing inflation concerns and reducing pressure on the Federal Reserve to raise…

Gold, silver hit two-week highs as U.S.-Iran strikes fuel safe-haven demand

Spot gold climbed above $4,100 an ounce on Wednesday, reaching a two-week high, while silver touched $60 as precious metals extended a multi-session advance driven by escalating U.S.-Iran hostilities that have overwhelmed the usual drag from elevated Treasury yields and…

Gold tops $4,100 in three-session rally as dollar weakens

Gold pushed past the $4,100 level on Wednesday, July 22, building on a three-session advance that has added hundreds of billions of dollars in combined precious metals market value. The move comes as the U.S. Dollar Index softened and investors…

Silver surges as Strait of Hormuz tensions spark safe-haven rally

Silver posted its sharpest single-day rally in months on Tuesday, July 21, climbing 4.6% to close at $59.52 an ounce as reports of an Iranian declaration closing the Strait of Hormuz sent investors scrambling into precious metals. The move lifted…

Silver climbs back above $60 as dollar weakens

Silver prices edged above $60 per ounce on Friday during European trading, recovering from a mid-week selloff as a softer U.S. dollar and retreating energy prices provided a tailwind for precious metals. Gold also gained, climbing toward $4,143 per ounce…

Silver slides below $60 as US-Iran strikes and hawkish Fed minutes rattle markets

Silver prices tumbled on Tuesday and Wednesday as the United States launched two consecutive nights of airstrikes against Iran, driving investors into the dollar and pushing Treasury yields higher — a combination that pressured the non-yielding metal below $60 per…

Silver surges past $61 as weak June jobs report dims Fed rate hike bets

Silver prices rallied sharply on Thursday after the US economy added far fewer jobs than expected in June, weakening the dollar and reducing bets that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in September. The precious metal climbed above $61…

Silver falls sharply as US-Iran diplomatic gains ease safe-haven demand

Silver fell sharply on Tuesday, declining more than 4% to $62.19 per ounce as easing geopolitical tensions between the United States and Iran drained safe-haven demand from precious metals markets.