Metal Commodities

• 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.