Overview
- Spot silver eased 1.8% to $90.70 after setting an all‑time high of $93.57 on Wednesday, while gold slipped 0.4% to $4,598.52 but remained on track for a roughly 2% weekly gain following a record $4,642.72.
- Silver’s market capitalization is estimated at about $5.084 trillion, placing it second globally behind gold and above Nvidia’s value, according to Companies Market Cap data cited in the coverage.
- U.S. CPI rose 0.2% month over month and 2.6% year over year in December, below forecasts, with major brokerages expecting two 25‑basis‑point Fed cuts in 2026 and the earliest move projected for June.
- Bitcoin climbed to a two‑month high near $96,495, with Ethereum up as much as 5.1%, as investors added exposure to alternative assets.
- UAE Central Bank figures showed 22.057 trillion dirhams in system transfers over the first 11 months of 2025 and a rise in official gold holdings to 37.3 billion dirhams by November, alongside discussions with Finland’s central bank on cross‑border payments and fintech.