Gold and silver prices reached record highs today. Here’s what’s next for 2026

Gold and silver prices rose to record highs in early trading on Monday, spurred on by a confluence of a few different political events and economic factors, including tensions over the U.S. seizure of possibly another oil tanker from Venezuela, speculation of future Federal Reserve rate cuts, overall economic insecurity, and bets on U.S. monetary policy in 2026. Most Read from Fast Company In addition, there is the issue of increasing U.S. debt and increasing demands from AI. “The continued strength in ...