Pan American Silver has an analyst consensus of Strong Buy, with a price target consensus of $28.36, implying a 15.14% upside from current levels. In a report released on February 11, National Bank also maintained a Buy rating on the stock with a C$47.25 price target.
Source – Markets Insider
The bank’s analysts found that only 10% of the 126 posts Trump had published this time around on sensitive topics such as trade tariffs, foreign relations and economics had caused clear currency market moves.
“Among the different topics, the posts on tariffs have been the biggest market movers,” JPMorgan’s note published on Monday said, adding that closer to a third of those ones had been market moving.
Source – KITCO News / Reuters
In 1979, a couple using a metal detector in the Kalgoorlie Goldfields of Western Australia located a massive gold nugget. Known today as the “Golden Beauty,” the nugget weighs in at nearly 10 pounds.
It is currently on the auction block. According to Heritage Auctions, the opening bid was $400,000.
At the current spot price, the gold is worth around $481,800.
“Gold always has been enormously popular, in part because of its pure value and beauty, but also because it is exceedingly rare,” Heritage Auctions vice president of nature and science Craig Kissick said.
Source – Money Metals
Gold prices dipped on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump hinted at lower tariffs for China and said he has no plans to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell.
Spot gold fell 2.1% to $3,310.29 an ounce, as of 0811 GMT, after hitting a record high of $3,500.05 in the previous session.
Spot silver rose 1% to $32.85 an ounce.
Platinum was up 0.6% at $964.35 and palladium was steady at $935.48.
Source – Reuters
Silver prices surged to $33 per ounce on Friday, hitting their highest since late October at $33.41, fueled by factors driving gold to record highs.
London Bullion Market Association data revealed an 8.6% drop in silver inventories to 23,528 tons in January, the largest monthly decline since 2016.
Despite bullish trends, analysts caution against silver’s volatility, noting its price movements often exceed gold’s by 2-2.5 times.
Source – Econo Times
Sales by the United States Mint of the Proof 2025-W American Eagle silver dollar, priced at $95 each, are scheduled to begin at noon Eastern Time Jan. 9.
Source – Coin World / written by Paul Gilkes
China urged the United States on Thursday to halt an investigation into potential new tariffs on copper imports to rebuild U.S. production of the critical metal, vowing to retaliate if Chinese entities got caught up in the levies.
“We urge the U.S. side to withdraw its investigation as soon as possible,” He said.
“If the U.S. insists on imposing tariffs and other restrictive measures, China will resolutely take the required steps to safeguard its legitimate rights and interests,” He said, without giving any further details.
Source – Reuters
