China to restrict silver exports, echoing rare earths playbook

China to restrict silver exports, echoing rare earths playbook

Silver bars are stacked in the safe deposit boxes room of the Pro Aurum gold house in Munich, Germany, January 10, 2025. Angelika Warmuth | Reuters BEIJING — China is set to tighten controls on silver exports from Thursday, expanding restrictions on the once-ordinary metal critical to the U.S. industry and defense supply chains. Tesla … Read more

Asia markets trade higher amid holiday-thinned trade; gold and silver hit fresh highs

Asia markets trade higher amid holiday-thinned trade; gold and silver hit fresh highs

TOKYO, JAPAN – JULY 27: Pedestrians and shoppers walk through the Akihabara area on July 27, 2023 in Tokyo, Japan. Japan’s core consumer price index climbed by 3.3% in June, outpacing the US figure for the first time in eight years as the Bank of Japan holds its monetary policy meeting on July 27 and … Read more

Gold and silver reach fresh highs for second day running — and could keep climbing

Gold and silver reach fresh highs for second day running — and could keep climbing

Gold and silver have rallied this year — and prices keep climbing. Gold futures for February delivery rose settled 0.8% higher at $4,505.7, after hitting a record of $4,530.80 per ounce. Spot gold was up 1.03% to $4,491.23 per ounce. Meanwhile silver futures for March advanced 4.46% and was last seen at $71.62 per ounce, while spot silver was last trading … Read more