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Silver skyrocketing

ended 14. January 2026

Silver smashed through $90 an ounce for the first time this morning due to geopolitical tensions, traders betting on further interest rate cuts in the US and the criminal probe into Fed Reserve chair Jerome Powell. Gold is also rallying strongly, hitting $4,641.78 - and closing in on $5,000. We're seeking views from experts on why this is happening and whether silver could hit $100 this month and gold $5,000? And if not this month, then this quarter. Is the time to invest NOW or should investors be cautious at buying in at all-time highs, as both metals are known for their pull-backs. What are the best ways to invest in gold, silver and other precious metals? Story being written now, so views ASAP please. Any other thoughts welcome.

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Anita Wright
Chartered Financial Planner at Ribble Wealth Management
Silver clearing $90 is being blamed on the day’s headlines, geopolitics, rate-cut chatter and the Powell probe – but the bigger story, based on the dialogue, is that silver is no longer trading “normally”. It is riding two waves at once: monetary demand (gold and silver as money when confidence in debt and fiat wobbles) and industrial demand that has outpaced supply for years. That is why pull-backs will still happen, but they may be sharp and fast, measured in days rather than months. Could silver hit $100 this month? It is possible, but $100 is also a psychological “game level” where traders often try to fade the move. The more important point is whether the market is leaving its old price reality behind; if so, triple digits may become the floor, not the ceiling. Gold’s strength fits the same monetary backdrop. At all-time highs, caution is sensible but waiting for the perfect dip can mean missing the move.
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Samuel Mather-Holgate
Managing Director & IFA at Mather and Murray Financial
The flight to silver seems less like a safety play and more like a bubble as prices keep increasing. The case based on fundamentals is out of the window with the increases seen in the last 12 months, only meaning we are in bubble-and-pop territory. The world is becoming used to turbulence and eventually investors will pile out of safety plays and back into the equity market.
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Dariusz Karpowicz
Director at Albion Financial Advice
Silver crashing through £90 an ounce feels less like a rational market move and more like everyone scrambling for the exits at once. When you mix US government debt worries, geopolitical chaos, and a Federal Reserve chair under criminal investigation, precious metals become the financial equivalent of a comfort blanket.
Should you pile in now? That depends on your stomach for volatility. Momentum is real; things going up often keep going up until they don't. But £100 silver is a psychological barrier where traders love to take profits. If you are buying at all time highs, keep positions small and be ready to move quickly. The institutions cannot dump their holdings overnight; you can.
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David Belle
Founder and Trader at Fink Money
Precious metals have momentum right now — and then some. Investors, especially British investors, need to move away from the 'buy low, sell high' traditional value investment perspective and buy into more of a 'buy high, sell higher' view. The one single factor that has driven the highest returns over the past 30 years in annualised terms has always been momentum — the concept that something that has rallied will continue to do so. As demand for industrial-based metals increases and geopolitical tensions keep rising, it's likely we will continue to see the prices of all metals rise. We have a perfect cocktail of macro aligning with the systematic trend-following nature used by commodity trading advisors and systematic funds. Does this cause some build up of risk? Sure. But as retail investors, it doesn't take long to exit a position when you have small capital investments. The real risk is for institutions with larger capital who can't simply dump their positions in one go.