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SLV stock jumps as silver price climbs above $80; Venezuela turmoil and Fed cuts in focus

SLV stock jumps as silver price climbs above $80; Venezuela turmoil and Fed cuts in focus

Shares of iShares Silver Trust rose 6.3% to $73.44 in afternoon trade on Tuesday as silver prices pushed higher. Silver miner First Majestic Silver gained 7.9%, while Pan American Silver and Wheaton Precious Metals were up about 4.0% and 3.6%, respectively. SLV hit $73.83 and had traded about 70 million shares by early afternoon.
6 January 2026
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Silver price jumps toward $78 as Venezuela shock and Fed cut bets lift demand

Silver price jumps toward $78 as Venezuela shock and Fed cut bets lift demand

Silver prices climbed on Tuesday, with spot silver — for immediate delivery — up 1.9% at $77.97 an ounce by 0946 GMT as safe-haven demand rose after the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and markets leaned further into U.S. rate-cut bets. “Safe-haven demand and rising bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts are underpinning the market,” said Ricardo Evangelista, an analyst at ActivTrades. Gold edged up 0.1% to $4,452.60 an ounce, while platinum rose 1.4% and palladium gained 0.2%. Reuters
6 January 2026
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Silver price stock SLV climbs nearly 6% as Venezuela strikes lift safe-haven demand

Silver price stock SLV climbs nearly 6% as Venezuela strikes lift safe-haven demand

Shares of iShares Silver Trust rose 5.7% to $69.49 in Monday afternoon trading. Spot silver jumped 6% to $76.99 an ounce after U.S. strikes in Venezuela revived demand for safe-haven assets, while markets also weighed expectations for U.S. rate cuts later this year. “The situation around Venezuela has clearly reactivated safe-haven demand,” said Alexander Zumpfe, a precious metals trader at Heraeus Metals Germany. Reuters
5 January 2026
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Silver price today surges as Venezuela raid drives safe-haven demand; U.S. payrolls next test

Silver price today surges as Venezuela raid drives safe-haven demand; U.S. payrolls next test

Silver prices jumped in overnight trade on Monday after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, prompting fresh demand for safe-haven assets, which investors buy when risk rises. COMEX silver futures — traded on the U.S. metals exchange — were last up about 5.9% at $75.18 an ounce by 2:32 a.m. ET, after touching $76.05, Google Finance data showed. Google
5 January 2026
Silver price tumbles from record as India’s gold rate drops — experts’ 2026 playbook

Silver price tumbles from record as India’s gold rate drops — experts’ 2026 playbook

Silver prices have slipped about 13% from a record high and some market watchers see the metal dropping as much as 60% by the end of India’s fiscal 2027, after a surge that has started to squeeze industrial users. Silver hit $82.670 an ounce in the international market on Monday and fell to $71.300 by Friday, a drop of $11.37, Live Hindustan reported. After a 180% jump in 2025, the report said, analysts warned that high prices were pushing end-users to consider substitutes, even as short covering — buying back to close bearish positions — could briefly lift silver toward $100 an ounce as soon as February. Live Hindustan
5 January 2026
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Silver price forecast 2026: What comes next after the $80 breakout and 161% surge

Silver price forecast 2026: What comes next after the $80 breakout and 161% surge

Silver’s record 2025 rally has reset the starting point for the 2026 silver price forecast, after the metal rose 161% and broke the $80-per-ounce mark for the first time. Gold climbed 66% and copper hit an all-time high of $12,960 a tonne on the London Metal Exchange, keeping metals in focus as traders map the next move. “Demand for metals is looking solid from both an industrial and retail perspective,” said Tim Waterer, chief market analyst at KCM Trade. Reuters
1 January 2026
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