Gold Nears $5,000, Silver Breaks $80 — and the Dollar Is Losing Its Grip on Markets
Yahoo Finance·2026-01-12 08:10
Gold nears $5,000 and silver breaks $82 as the U.S. dollar loses its traditional safe-haven role. Photo by BeInCrypto As geopolitical tensions rise, the US dollar (USD), long considered the market’s default safe haven, is failing to respond in the way it has historically. Meanwhile, gold (XAU) and silver (XAG) are flashing signals that extend far beyond a typical commodities rally. Gold Hits Records As Silver Explodes, But Markets Are Hedging Something Bigger Than Inflation Instead, capital is flowing d ...