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Mike McGlone, Bloomberg Intelligence Senior Commodity Strategist, discusses silver's push higher as a historic short squeeze intensified in London. Silver hit the highest in decades, with a fresh surge in prices adding urgency to a worldwide hunt for bullion that could alleviate the mismatch between demand and supply.

Precious metals analysts at Heraeus report that the market is showing strong warning signs. Gold, silver, platinum, and palladium are all now considered severely overbought based on key technical indicators.

Jim Wyckoff has spent over 25 years involved with the stock, financial and commodity markets. He was a financial journalist with the FWN newswire service for many years, including stints as a reporter on the rough-and-tumble commodity futures trading floors in Chicago and New York.

Almost 78%. That's how much silver prices have increased so far this year, outpacing gold, which has surged nearly 56% while setting numerous milestones.

Ernest Hoffman is a Crypto and Market Reporter for Kitco News. He has over 15 years of experience as a writer, editor, broadcaster and producer for media, educational and cultural organizations.

Silver's futures curve just did something we haven't seen in over forty years: it flipped into deep backwardation. The front-month contract is trading about $2.88 higher than the later ones, marking the steepest inversion since 1980.

They rose more than 5% Monday to trade around $50 a troy ounce, above the longstanding record close of $48.70 set during one of the 20th century's biggest commodity-trading scandals.

Bank of America just stunned Wall Street with a new bold call on precious metals, raising its 2026 forecasts for gold to $5,000 per ounce and silver to $65, citing a potent mix of supply tightness, policy uncertainty, and a surge in investment demand that's showing no signs of slowing.

Gold and silver prices hit new record highs on Monday because of safe-haven demand after the US President Donald Trump threatened more tariffs against China.  Meanwhile, oil prices were also in the green after plunging to a five-month low in the last session.

Silver is trading at a steep premium in India over global prices, as the world's biggest consumer of the precious metal grapples with surging demand from millions of investors.