Gold had hit a record high of $5,594.82 on Thursday January 29th, silver hit a record high of $121.64 also on Thursday, and platinum hit its record high on Monday at $2,918.80

 -- Reuters

Gold and silver plunge after Trump picks more pragmatic Kevin Warsh to head the Fed over dove Kevin Hassett

 Gold and Silver tumble as Trump’s Fed Chair pick Warsh seen as preserving central bank independence

... Claudio Wewel, FX strategist at J. Safra Sarasin Sustainable Asset Management, told CNBC’s “Squawk Box Europe” on Friday that a “perfect storm” of geopolitical tensions had helped precious metals move higher this year, pointing to the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and Washington’s threats to use military force in Greenland and Iran.

More recently, he said, speculation over who would be nominated as the next Fed chair had been influencing metal markets.

“The market has clearly been pricing the risk of a much more dovish contender, that’s been largely helping the gold price along with other precious metal prices. Over the last 24 hours, the news flow has changed a little bit,” Wewel said, prior to Trump’s announcement. ...

Spot gold to $5,591.61, spot silver to $119.34

 -- Reuters 10:42pm EST

Spot gold hit a peak of $5,181.84 per ounce as of 03:57 p.m. EST today, silver hit a record high $117.69 on Monday

 -- Reuters

Silver hit a record high of $117.69 on Monday

 -- CNBC

Gold to $5110.50, silver to $110.11

 

Gold even higher to a record $4,988.17, silver even higher to a record $100.49, platinum even higher to a record $2,749.20

-- CNBC 

New record for gold at $4,967.03, new record for silver at $99.65, new record for platinum at $2,718.40

 -- CNBC

Spot gold climbs to a record peak of $4,917.65 per ounce, spot silver ‍surges to a record high of $96.58/oz

 -- CNBC

Yet more gold and silver record highs this week in the strongest dollar environment in years: Gold to $4,887.82 per ​ounce on Wednesday, silver to $95.87 on Tuesday

 -- CNBC

But the media and the so-called experts prattle on about dollar weakness.

 

Gold powers higher despite Trump's TACO on Greenland

 

Spot gold hit a record high $4,765.93 today, spot silver a record $95.87

 -- CNBC

Ratio 1:49.71 

Gold hit a record $4,642.72 on Wednesday, silver hit an all-time high of $93.57 today

 -- CNBC

Gold hits record high of $4,641.40/oz, silver at $92.23

 

Another new high for gold at $4,634.33, another for silver at $89.10

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Today's silver high held at $85.75, but gold nudged it higher again to $4,629.94

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Gold hits record high $4,627.27, silver hits record high $85.75

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Gold surged 64% in 2025, silver 147%, dwarfing more traditional investments

... [Gold] Bullion surged 64% in 2025, its biggest annual gain since 1979, driven by Fed rate cuts, geopolitical tensions, strong central bank buying, and rising ETF holdings. ...

Spot silver advanced 4.6% to $74.52 per ounce, after hitting an all-time high of $83.62 on Monday, while platinum jumped 4.7% at $2,150.46 per ounce, after rising to an all-time high of $2,478.50 on Monday.

Both metals recorded their best year ever, with silver leading by posting 147% annual gains, driven by its designation as a critical U.S. mineral, supply shortages and low inventories amid rising industrial and investment demand. ...

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Meanwhile in more traditional investments in 2025:

VMMSX +35.66% emerging markets fund

VTIAX +32.18% total international stock index fund

VGENX +20.62 energy fund 

VFIAX +17.83 Vanguard 500 index fund

VGHCX +17.31 healthcare fund

VTSAX +17.12% total stock market index fund

VFICX +9.53% intermediate term investment grade bond fund

VWESX +7.18% long term investment grade bond fund

VBTLX +7.15% total bond index fund admiral

VBMFX +7.03% total bond index fund investor

VFSTX +6.73% short term investment grade bond fund

VMRXX +4.23% money market fund

VGSLX +3.19 real estate fund.

Year-end profit-taking isn't stopping metals

 

Gold and silver retreat from new record high prices at $4,549.71 and $83.62

 ... Spot gold declined 1.4% at $4,470.56 per ounce, after hitting a record high ‌of $4,549.71 ‌on Friday. ...

Spot silver shed 4.8% at $75.32 per ounce, retreating from an all-time high of $83.62 hit earlier in the session. ...

Spot platinum fell 6% to $2,305.15 per ounce, after rising ⁠to an all-time high of $2,478.50 earlier in the day, while palladium plunged 13.2% to $1,669.11 per ounce. ... 

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