Silver price breaks $120 record as SLV jumps; traders watch Fed path and U.S. funding deadline
Spot silver hit a record $120.44 an ounce Thursday, lifting the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) up 2.5% in early New York trading. Retail inflows into silver ETFs surged, with SLV turnover over 11 times normal. The dollar hovered near multi-year lows after the Fed held rates steady. Investors await the U.S. funding deadline on Jan. 30 and next week’s jobs report.