Silver price stock SLV jumps nearly 7% as Fed probe headlines push silver to fresh records
New York, January 12, 2026, 10:27 AM EST — Regular session Shares of iShares Silver Trust (SLV), widely used to track silver prices, jumped roughly 6.9% to $77.40 in early trading Monday. Volume surged sharply as the rally in silver pushed gains across ETFs and mining stocks. This rally isn’t just another metals bounce. Traders interpret the latest Washington headlines as a blow to confidence in the Fed, which usually drives money into assets considered safe havens when policy and inflation expectations shake up. The latest twist came after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell revealed the Fed had been hit