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(Kitco News) – Gold and silver are in once-in-a-lifetime bull markets, but one portfolio manager warns that even though they are on track to hit $10,000 and $300 an ounce respectively in the next few years, investors should prepare themselves for a volatile ride. Last week, AuAg Funds published its 2026 outlook, and the analysts…

Gunnison Copper | January 12, 2026 In January 2026, copper prices reached all-time highs, with COMEX copper breaking above US$6.00 per pound, underscoring a market increasingly constrained by limited supply and rapidly accelerating demand. Copper has become one of the most strategically important materials in the global economy, sitting at the intersection of electrification, energy transition,…

By Anmol ChoubeyJanuary 12, 2026 Jan 12 (Reuters) – Gold hit a record above $4,600 per ounce on Monday and silver reached a fresh peak as investors piled into safe-haven assets after uncertainty deepened over a Trump administration criminal probe into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. Spot gold was up 2.2% at $4,609.58 per ounce as…

Pieter Borsje It may be violent in both directions not because the world has no silver, but because the metal is increasingly in the wrong places. Goldman’s core point is simple: low London inventories (where the benchmark is set) make the market easier to squeeze, so price moves can overshoot fast and snap back just…

Reporting by Pratima Desai; Editing by Jan Harvey LONDON, Jan 5 (Reuters) – Copper prices soared to records above $13,000 a metric ton on Monday, driven by fears of shortages and expectations turmoil in Venezuela could accelerate the broader race to secure critical minerals. Expectations of strong demand growth from data centres needed for artificial…

 Stjepan Kalinic Benzinga Staff Writer Silver has closed 2025 as the best-performing asset after a historic 26% surge in December. Yet market participants warn that this rally is not a replay of the Hunt brothers’ blow‑off in 1980 or the QE panic in 2011. Back then, with leverage removed, the price could fall back because the metal…

By Anthony Milewski , The Oregon Group A record rally fueled by supply squeeze and safe-haven demand The price of silver broke all records in 2025, and by December surged above US$65 an ounce — up more than 120% in January, beating even gold’s meteoric rise of 64% over the same period. There’s significant upward momentum across…

Economies.com Copper prices have retreated from their record highs in July, but analysts say the metal’s powerful rally is far from over. Strong demand is expected to outstrip supply soon, potentially setting the stage for another sharp upside move. John Caruso, senior market strategist at RJO Futures, said copper is “a ticking time bomb waiting…

Source: Money DigestAbel Rodriguez Silver has long been a valued metal, similar to gold, with uses in jewelry and many of the electronics we use daily. In recent years, it has also become more popular as an investment vehicle for building wealth. In fact, according to the Gold Bank, demand for silver in 2025 has doubled…