Silver price stock SLV jumps nearly 7% as Fed probe headlines push silver to fresh records
Spot silver jumped above $85 an ounce Monday, triggering a 6.9% surge in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) to $77.40 on heavy volume. The rally followed news of grand jury subpoenas for Fed Chair Jerome Powell, raising concerns about central bank independence and weakening the dollar. Traders are watching for Tuesday’s U.S. CPI data and the Fed’s late-January meeting.