Gold has surged past $5,590 an ounce, gaining about 170% since late 2023, driven by rate-cut expectations, central bank buying, and banking sector stress. However, silver has outperformed gold with a 405% return over the same period, fueled by strong industrial demand in solar panels, AI, and electronics, plus a severe supply shortage. Fund flows into gold miner ETFs show renewed investor interest, but silver's direct exposure via the iShares Silver Trust ETF offers a more efficient way to capture the metal's momentum. Investors face a choice between gold miners' leveraged risk and silver's structural demand advantage, with silver currently the more compelling pick.
Gold prices in 2026 have been highly volatile, dropping from a record above $5,300 early in the year but recently posting their best week since January. The rally was driven by softer inflation data and reduced expectations of Federal Reserve rate hi...
Gold prices surged about 7% last week, marking their best weekly gain since January. This rise was driven by a weaker US dollar, falling Treasury yields, and softer-than-expected US employment data, which eased concerns over aggressive Federal Reserv...
