Metal Commodities

• Gold smashes new record of $4,600 as Powell probe and global flashpoints ignite safe-haven rush - Spot gold advanced higher to hit over $4,600 an ounce for the first time.
• China to restrict silver exports, echoing rare earths playbook - The U.S. added silver to its nationally designated list of critical minerals in November.
• Gold and silver prices soar to new highs as the yellow metal reemerges as a hedge - It comes as fiscal deficits and the race for the next chair of the Federal Reserve weighs on investors' minds.
• Silver hit record highs in 2025 – here's why the 'Devil’s metal' has further to run - While industrial demand for silver is expected to decline slightly in 2025, the metal is increasingly used in electric vehicles, for AI components and in photovoltaics.