Metals markets navigated a turbulent 2025 on their way to generational returns, and while silver was the standout performer with 127%+ gains with platinum hot on its heels at 120%, gold continued to build on its multi-year bull market with an impressive 65% gain, and copper also delivered a significant 35% return for investors... Ernest Hoffman
In November 2025, China purchased gold from Russia worth a record $961 million, marking the largest deal in the history of bilateral trade in the precious metal... Ukrinform
Silver prices surpassed $66 an ounce to a record high on Wednesday, while gold firmed as hopes of rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve renewed after signs of a weak labor market, and as escalating U.S.-Venezuela tensions boosted safe-haven demand... Noel John and Sarah Qureshi
BRICS countries led by Russia and China appear to be mounting a direct challenge to US dollar dominance by rapidly accumulating gold reserves and building an independent trading infrastructure, transforming the so-called "archaic" metal into the cornerstone of a new multipolar financial system led by Moscow and Beijing... bnm Gulf bureau
After hitting new highs above $63 an ounce, silver is the precious metal investors need to watch, and according to one analyst, there is still plenty of potential for the grey metal... Neils Christensen
The role of China in the precious metals landscape has been defined not just by massive levels of consumption and production, but by strategic accumulation, opaque reporting, and growing financial ambition... Daniel Gomes Luis