{"id":23914,"date":"2026-01-14T21:50:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:50:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/silver-price-surges-past-us90-to-hit-new-all-time-high\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T21:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T21:50:22","slug":"silver-price-surges-past-us90-to-hit-new-all-time-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/14\/silver-price-surges-past-us90-to-hit-new-all-time-high\/","title":{"rendered":"Silver Price Surges Past US$90 to Hit New All-time High"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

The silver price hit a new all-time high on Wednesday (January 14), rising as high as US$92.20 per ounce. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The white metal\u2019s most recent rise continues a breakout that began on January 9 on a mixed bag of economic uncertainty, rising geopolitical tensions in Venezuela and Iran and underlying industrial demand strength. <\/p>\n

Adding fuel to the fire this week are increased expectations for a lower interest environment.<\/p>\n

On January 9, the US Department of Justice served the US Federal Reserve with grand jury subpoenas, threatening a criminal indictment over Chair Jerome Powell\u2019s testimony to the Senate Banking Committee this past June. <\/p>\n

The event has sparked concerns that US President Donald Trump\u2019s feud with the Fed over interest rates has taken a darker turn, although Trump has denied knowledge of the department\u2019s move. <\/p>\n

Powell\u2019s term as Fed chair ends in May, but two years still remain on his term as a governor of the board.<\/p>\n

The Fed\u2019s next rate announcement is set for January 28, and CME Group\u2019s (NASDAQ:CME) FedWatch tool shows strong expectations for a hold. That\u2019s despite core consumer price index (CPI) data showing that inflation rose by a lower-than-expected 0.2 percent for December. On an annual basis, core CPI was up 2.6 percent. <\/p>\n

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<\/em><\/strong><\/em>Target rate probabilities for January Fed meeting.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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Chart via <\/em><\/em>CME Group<\/em><\/em>.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Trump has frequently criticized Powell for not lowering rates quickly enough, and Powell\u2019s replacement, who has not yet been announced, is widely expected to be more in line with Trump\u2019s views.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe see increased interference with the Fed as a key bullish wildcard for the precious metals in 2026,\u201d Carsten Menke, head of next-generation research at Julius Baer Group, told Bloomberg. He noted that because silver is a smaller market than gold, it typically reacts \u201cmore strongly to such concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Silver price chart, January 6 to 14, 2026.<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n

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Silver and its sister metal gold tend to fare better when rates are lower, meaning rate cut expectations coupled with the investigation of Powell and the Fed have helped to stoke prices for the precious metals.<\/p>\n

While silver is known for lagging behind gold before outperforming, it\u2019s now ahead in terms of percentage gains \u2014 silver is up about nearly 200 percent year-over-year, while gold has risen around 72 percent. <\/p>\n

The yellow metal also hit a new all-time high on Wednesday, peaking at US$4,641.40 per ounce. <\/p>\n

In addition to rate-related factors, silver\u2019s breakout this year has been driven by various other elements.<\/p>\n

As a precious metal, it\u2019s influenced by many of the same factors as gold, but its October price jump, which took it past the US$50 level, was also driven by a lack of liquidity in the London market.<\/p>\n

While that issue appears to have resolved, silver remains in a multi-year supply deficit. Tariff concerns and silver\u2019s new status as a critical mineral in the US have also provided support.<\/p>\n

In addition to its appeal as a precious metal, silver\u2019s industrial side shouldn\u2019t be forgotten \u2014 according to the Silver Institute, the white metal\u2019s \u2018global silver industrial demand is poised to grow further as demand from vital technology sectors accelerates over the next five years. Sectors such as solar energy, automotive electric vehicles and their infrastructure, and data centers and artificial intelligence will drive industrial demand higher through 2030.\u2019 <\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What\u2019s next for the silver price? <\/h3>\n

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Time will tell what\u2019s next for silver, but some experts see it continuing to outperform gold in 2026.<\/p>\n

\u2018So is it going to US$100 or US$200? It\u2019s possible. I don\u2019t really care, because \u2026 I don\u2019t use either my silver or my gold as speculative vehicles. That\u2019s not what they\u2019re about to me.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Securities Disclosure: I, Melissa Pistilli, hold no direct investment interest in any company mentioned in this article.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

This post appeared first on investingnews.com<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The silver price hit a new all-time high on Wednesday (January 14), rising as high as US$92.20 per ounce. The white metal\u2019s most recent rise continues a breakout that began on January 9 on a mixed bag of economic uncertainty, rising geopolitical tensions in Venezuela and Iran and underlying industrial demand strength. Adding fuel to […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":23915,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23915"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstriumphs.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}