"After hovering between $15 and $25 an ounce for much of the last decade, the price of silver topped $40 an ounce this fall before spiking to a record high of $82 at the end of December. After topping $80 on Monday, silver fell back closer to $70 an ounce - still more than double what the metal was worth only a year ago."
"Precious metals like silver tend to do well in times of economic uncertainty and 2025 has fit that bill and then some. Investors looking to insulate themselves from the Trump administration's chaotic economic choices turned to gold as a safe haven asset in 2025, sending the price of the top dog precious metal up. Like silver, gold's price growth outstripped the stock market this year and hit new record highs."
"At the start of the year, China will implement a new set of rules on its metal exports designed to "step up the protection of resources and the environment" in the country - a change that is sowing concerns about silver's supply. China also plans to place more stringent restrictions on exports of steel and other metals in the coming year to address what it calls an "insufficient supply-demand balance" in the steel trade."
Silver prices rose sharply in 2025, moving from typical decade ranges of $15–$25 an ounce to peaks above $80 and later retreating toward $70, still over double last year’s value. Precious metals benefited from economic uncertainty and investor demand as market participants treated gold and silver as safe havens. Anticipated federal interest-rate cuts contributed to higher precious-metal prices. Small retail investors organized on social platforms to trade silver similarly to prior meme-stock episodes. New Chinese export rules aimed at protecting resources and the environment, along with planned restrictions on steel and other metals, raised concerns about global silver supply. Silver retains important functions beyond investment.
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