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Silver price breaks $120 record as SLV jumps; traders watch Fed path and U.S. funding deadline

Silver price breaks $120 record as SLV jumps; traders watch Fed path and U.S. funding deadline

Spot silver surged past $120 an ounce on Thursday, hitting a fresh record and boosting the iShares Silver Trust, an ETF backed by physical silver, during early New York trading. Around 10:00 a.m. ET, SLV climbed $2.62 to $108.22, while spot silver gained 2.3% to $119.24 after peaking at $120.44. The metal has jumped nearly 64% this year. “Precious metals are well in the limelight and investors always like to go where they can get high returns,” said Brian Lan, managing director at GoldSilver Central.
29 January 2026
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Silver price today: record $120 spike fades as safe-haven demand meets Fed uncertainty

Silver price today: record $120 spike fades as safe-haven demand meets Fed uncertainty

Silver soared past $120 an ounce on Thursday before trimming some gains, buoyed by safe-haven demand amid rising U.S.-Iran tensions, a weaker dollar, and bets on further U.S. interest-rate cuts this year. By 0947 GMT, spot silver edged up 0.7% to $117.42 after peaking at $120.45. The metal has climbed nearly 64% in 2026 so far. “Silver’s squeeze means $130 is in sight,” said Jamie Dutta, market analyst at Nemo.money.
29 January 2026
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Gold price today: $5,600 record streak keeps traders watching Iran, Fed chair pick

Gold price today: $5,600 record streak keeps traders watching Iran, Fed chair pick

Gold prices pushed to a fresh record near $5,600 an ounce on Thursday, extending a month-long surge that has started to look less like a rally and more like a stampede. Spot gold rose 2.2% to $5,516.71 an ounce by 4:47 a.m. ET, after touching a record $5,594.82 and marking a ninth straight session of fresh highs. U.S. February futures jumped 4% to $5,509.60 after a peak $5,626.80; bullion was set for a 28% January rise and is up more than 27% in 2026, with SPDR Gold Trust saying holdings climbed to 35,043,181 ounces, the highest since May 2022. “Gold’s perfect storm continues,” said Jamie Dutta at Nemo.money, while ActivTrades analyst Ricardo Evangelista said the metal could “move towards $7,000 by year-end” after a pause.
29 January 2026
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Why Sensex is falling today: Fed pause, rupee record low and Budget nerves hit Nifty

Why Sensex is falling today: Fed pause, rupee record low and Budget nerves hit Nifty

Indian stocks fell on Thursday, snapping a two-day climb, as investors booked profits and braced for Sunday’s federal budget. By 10:08 a.m. IST, the Nifty 50 was down 0.61% at 25,183.75 and the Sensex had dropped 0.71% to 81,763.07. Foreign portfolio investors have sold $4.56 billion of Indian equities in January so far, after a record $19 billion outflow in 2025.
29 January 2026
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Gold breaks $5,400: Fed hold and Trump pressure keep investors piling into bullion

Gold breaks $5,400: Fed hold and Trump pressure keep investors piling into bullion

Gold surged past $5,400 an ounce late Wednesday, hitting a fresh high as investors continued snapping up the metal despite the Federal Reserve's pause on interest rates. Spot gold, for immediate delivery, rose 0.3% to $5,415.52 by 2246 GMT, after peaking at $5,418.39. IG analyst Tony Sycamore highlighted ongoing central-bank purchases and “flight-to-quality demand” driving the rally.
29 January 2026
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Gold flirts with $5,400 as Fed, Trump headlines keep safe-haven bid alive

Gold flirts with $5,400 as Fed, Trump headlines keep safe-haven bid alive

Gold jumped 4% on Wednesday, closing in on $5,400 an ounce for the first time as investors bought the metal amid mounting economic and geopolitical uncertainty. Spot gold — the cash price for immediate delivery — was up 4% at $5,393.19 an ounce at 4:08 p.m. ET, while February U.S. gold futures, contracts for later delivery, settled 4.3% higher at $5,303.60.
28 January 2026
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Dow Jones closes flat after Fed; Microsoft drops, IBM jumps in after-hours ahead of Apple earnings

Dow Jones closes flat after Fed; Microsoft drops, IBM jumps in after-hours ahead of Apple earnings

Microsoft dropped nearly 4% in after-hours Wednesday as its AI-driven push sent quarterly capital spending soaring 66% on data centers and chips. IBM jumped roughly 6% after beating fourth-quarter revenue forecasts. Meta climbed close to 4% following its forecast of $115 billion to $135 billion in capex for 2026. Tesla gained about 2%, announcing a roughly $2 billion investment in Elon Musk’s xAI.
28 January 2026
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