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A Golden Quarter for Precious Metals- Can it Continue?

The precious metals sector of the commodities asset class led on the upside in 2025’s third quarter, as the composite of the four leading metals: gold, silver, platinum, and palladium posted a 20.32% gain. Over the first nine months of 2025, the sector was 55.92% higher than the level at…

Barchart · Oct 14, 2025

How High Can Silver Prices Rise?

Silver prices are on a path to challenge the 2011 and 1980 highs around the $50 per ounce level. If the price action in gold is a model, silver could be heading much higher than the 1980 high of $50.36 per ounce.

Barchart · Oct 2, 2025

Commodity Market Roundup- September’s Top Performers and Underperformers

Precious metals led the commodities asset class higher in September, while agricultural commodity prices declined and energy was mixed.

Barchart · Oct 1, 2025

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7 Clues to Watch for Signs Gold and Silver Prices Are Running Out of Gas

Gold and silver may be entering the acceleration phases of their bull market runs this week.

Barchart · Sep 24, 2025

Will Copper Reach $5 by the End of 2025?

After a wild tariff-inspired ride in 2025, copper prices reached two all-time peaks and fell towards the $4 support level. At over $4.70 per pound in September, the odds of another test above the $5 level are high.

Barchart · Sep 16, 2025

3 Major Catalysts That Should Keep Precious Metals Prices Elevated as Gold Sets a New Record High

Gold reached a new record high and silver hit a 14-year high earlier this week. Here’s what could come next.

Barchart · Sep 10, 2025

Gold Rockets to Record Highs and Silver Takes Out 14-Year High: Where to From Here?

Here’s what’s driving the precious metals higher, and what could come next.

Barchart · Sep 3, 2025

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Will Silver Trade To $50 in 2025?

Silver has been in a bullish trend since the 2020 pandemic-inspired low of $11.64. In early September 2025, silver prices are over three times higher, with the latest peak above $40 per ounce.

Barchart · Sep 2, 2025

Commodity Market Roundup-August’s Top Performers and Underperformers

A weaker dollar index and marginally higher long-term bond prices were primarily bullish factors for commodities in August. The September dollar index moved 2.06% lower, while the December U.S. 30-year Treasury bond futures rose only 0.52% to 114-07 at the end of August. However, the commodities asset class responded to…

Barchart · Sep 1, 2025

Gold futures rise after report Trump has placed tariffs on gold bars

The futures reached a record high on Friday after the US reportedly placed tariffs on imports of one-kilo gold bars.

Euronews · Aug 8, 2025

What Traders Can Learn from the Copper Price Crash

Nearby COMEX copper futures in late July rose to a new record high of $5.8950 a pound. Last week the bottom fell out of the red industrial metal’s futures market.

Barchart · Aug 4, 2025

Commodity Market Roundup- July’s Top Performers and Underperformers

Commodity prices turned in mixed results in July 2025. Lower liquidity during the summer could have contributed to extreme volatility in the copper market. A strong dollar and lower US government bond prices were not bullish for the commodities asset class.

Barchart · Aug 1, 2025

Divergence in Copper- Can LME Copper Catch Up with COMEX Copper?

The U.S. tariffs have caused COMEX copper prices to experience extreme price variance over the past months, leading to new record highs. Meanwhile, three-month LME copper forwards have not challenged their Q2 2024 all-time price peak. While the U.S. futures have been far more volatile than the U.K. forwards, fundamentals…

Barchart · Jul 31, 2025

The $5 Billion Copper Trap: How One ETF Got Burned By Trump's Surprise Tariff Move

Just when the copper code had been cracked by traders (or so they thought), President Donald Trump‘s tariff surprise slammed copper prices, and in turn copper ETFs, into a loss spiral, resulting in a path of losses, confusion, and a storage facility full of losing wagers.

Benzinga · Jul 31, 2025

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Benzinga · Jul 23, 2025

Freeport-McMoRan Copper And Gold Volumes Shine, CEO Touts China, India As Major Demand Driver

Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (NYSE:FCX) reported better-than-expected second-quarter results on Wednesday, driven by strong copper and gold sales volumes, lower costs, and favorable pricing. The company also marked a major operational milestone with the start-up of its new copper smelter in Indonesia.

Barchart · Jul 23, 2025

As Silver Scores a Nearly 14-Year High, New Records Could Be Just Around the Corner for Precious Metals

Gold and silver could both hit new record highs before the Labor Day holiday in the U.S.

Barchart · Jul 10, 2025

Q2 in Base Metals- Where are prices heading in Q3 and Beyond?

The base metals composite edged lower in Q2 but was higher over the first half of 2025. Copper was particularly volatile, with the price dropping from over $5 to challenge critical support at $4 before returning to the $5 per pound level at the end of Q2.

Barchart · Jul 8, 2025

Q2 in Precious Metals- Where are they heading in Q3?

The precious metals sector of the commodities market was the best-performing sector in Q2 and over the first six months of 2025. While gold reached a new record high in Q2, silver, platinum, and palladium prices rallied, with all four metals posting over 20% gains over the first half of…

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Barchart · Jul 1, 2025

Barchart- Commodity Market Roundup- June’s Top Performers and Underperformers

A weaker dollar index and higher bonds were mostly bullish for commodity prices in June.

Barchart · Jun 5, 2025

Silver Prices Rocket to 13-Year Highs. More Upside Is Likely.

The surge in silver prices is also bullish for gold and platinum.

Barchart · May 29, 2025

Will Platinum’s Price Ever Move Higher?

Platinum futures have traded on either side of the $1,000 per ounce level for a decade. Each move above the pivot point attracts selling, and buyers appear when it dips below $1,000. The long-term consolidation will eventually give way to a break higher or lower. Given the price action in…

Barchart · May 27, 2025

Will Silver Ever Break to the Upside?

Silver’s bullish trend began at the 2020 pandemic-inspired low below $12 per ounce. Over the past five years, silver has made higher lows and higher highs, but the price has yet to challenge the 2011 and 1980 highs.

Barchart · May 22, 2025

Gold Corrects- Are Higher Highs on the Horizon?

Gold is trading around $3,330 per ounce, over twelve times higher than the 1999 bottom. After probing above the $3,500 level in April, gold has corrected, but the bullish trend remains firmly intact.

Barchart · May 16, 2025

Can Copper Reach New Highs?

After reaching a new record peak in March 2025, COMEX copper futures prices plunged, but remain just above the critical technical support level. Copper rallied to a lower high before selling took the price to just below the midpoint of the March and April trading range.

Barchart · May 1, 2025

Commodity Market Roundup- April’s Top Performers and Underperformers

April was a trying month for markets across all asset classes, and commodities were no exception. Markets experienced significant volatility, and many commodity prices declined.

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