Spot silver surged 11.7% to $88.74 an ounce by 11:40 a.m. ET Tuesday, breaking a two-day slide and sparking a broad rally in precious metals. Gold climbed 6.9% to $4,985.44, platinum rose 6%, and palladium gained 4.8%. The rebound came after silver’s historic 27% one-day crash on Friday, followed by a further 6% fall Monday, triggered by the CME raising margin requirements—the cash needed to maintain futures positions—and market jitters over Donald Trump’s nomination of Warsh to succeed Jerome Powell at the Fed in May. Peter Grant from Zaner Metals described the recent selloff as “corrective within the long-term uptrend.” Jeffrey Christian of CPM Group remains bullish, citing ongoing investor focus on economic and political risks.
