Silver has been an area to watch lately, given the surge in the metal's price. Silver ETF SLV gained 4.4% on August 7, 2025. The rally came amid a weakening U.S. dollar, persistent supply deficit, heightened global trade uncertainty and rising interest in precious metals as geopolitical and economic hedges. As mining stocks act as leveraged plays of the underlying metal, SIL has every reason to surge. More gains ahead? SIL might continue its strong performance in the near term, with a positive weighted alph ...

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Market Trends & Economic Outlook - US stock futures are treading carefully as bond yields have picked up, leading investors to scale back bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts [2] - The 10-year Treasury yield has added nearly 15 basis points in the past week, approaching 45% [5] - Traders reassess expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts as price increases accelerated in June [5] - The market is closely watching President Trump's trade plans and potential tariffs on pharmaceutical companies and semiconductors, assessing their impact on inflation [6] - Bets on Federal Reserve interest rate cuts are fading as recent data has shown signs of sticky inflation, with core prices increasing 29% in June compared to the prior year [47] - Traders now see just a 52% chance the Fed cuts rates in September, down from a 70% chance seen just a week ago [48] AI & Technology Sector - Nvidia closed at a record high, above $170 per share, with plans to sell H20 AI chips in China [7] - ASML, a supplier of computer chipmaking equipment, said it may not achieve growth in 2026 due to macroeconomic uncertainty and geopolitical developments; shares fell more than 7% in pre-market trading [8] - The AI trade is considered to be in a 3-5 year bull market, but may be overheated in the short term [10][11] - Apple announced that it would buy rare earth magnets from MP Materials in a $500 million deal [46] Banking & Financial Performance - Bank of America reported adjusted earnings per share of 89 cents, higher than analyst expectations of 85 cents, with revenue at $265 billion [16] - Bank of America's net interest income for the second quarter came in at $1467 billion, above estimates for $146 billion [18] - Bank of America's trading revenue in the second quarter came in at $538 billion, exceeding the street's expectation of $494 billion [19] - Bank of America's investment banking revenue came in at $143 billion, slightly above estimates for $127 billion [21] Precious Metals Market - Silver has risen more than 28% this year, outperforming gold and copper [24] - Croup forecasts silver to continue to soar above $40 an ounce [24] - Central banks have been a huge determining force in their buying of gold, with over 1,000 tons bought in each of the last three years [31] - Trump's tariffs on copper threatening to be 50% on August 1st, we're seeing a lot of front running in this trade [28] Healthcare Sector - Johnson and Johnson reported second quarter adjusted EPS of $277, boosting its full-year sales outlook to a range of $932 billion to $936 billion and full-year adjusted earnings per share to a range of $1080 to $1090 [42][43] - The pharma sector is bracing for potential tariffs from President Trump [44] Impact of Tariffs - Rio Tinto said that US tariffs on its Canada-made aluminum have added $300 million in costs in the first half of this year [39] - Trump hit Canada with a 50% tariff on aluminum and auto parts in June [40]

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Price Performance - London Gold's latest price is 3318.25 with no change [2] - London Silver's latest price is 35.77 with no change [2] - London Platinum's latest price is 1304.00 with no change [2] - London Palladium's latest price is 1049.00, down 22.00 [2] - WTI Crude's latest price is 64.92 with no change [2] - LME Copper's latest price is 9761.00, up 35.50 [2] - The latest Dollar Index is 97.70 with no change [2] - The latest Euro to US Dollar exchange rate is 1.17 with no change [2] - The latest British Pound to US Dollar exchange rate is 1.37 with no change [2] - The latest US Dollar to Japanese Yen exchange rate is 145.27 with no change [2] - The latest US 10 - year TIPS is 2.01 with no change [2] Trading Data - COMEX Silver's latest inventory is 15561.77 with no change [3] - SHFE Silver's latest inventory is 1270.83, down 5.97 [3] - Gold ETF's latest holding is 953.39 with no change [3] - Silver ETF's latest holding is 14866.19, down 50.88 [3] - SGE Silver's latest inventory is 1378.88 with no change [3] - SGE Gold's latest deferred fee payment direction is 1 with no change [3] - SGE Silver's latest deferred fee payment direction is 1 with no change [3] Data Source - The data in the report is sourced from Bloomberg, Yong'an Yuandian Information, and Wind [10]

Let's finish on something has got more expensive. Gold 3325. More than 26% now for the year.What's the call from you and the team. So we think there's been a bit of a double top in the first half of the year. So we think maybe second half, we need to see a real shock for prices to break away from where we are.And we have a $4,000 target, which we think may be a 2026 story. But if you look at the action in the precious metals, it's really coming from other areas. It's coming from platinum, which is really wh ...