Gold and Silver Pull Back After Posting Biggest Annual Gains in Nearly Half a Century

Gold and silver prices declined on the last trading day of 2025, even as both remained on track to record their largest annual gains in almost 50 years, closing out an exceptional year for precious metals.اضافة اعلان

Spot gold stabilized near $4,320 per ounce, while silver slipped toward $71.

Both metals experienced sharp fluctuations during thin year-end trading, dropping sharply on Monday, recovering on Tuesday, and falling again on Wednesday, according to Bloomberg.

They are set to post their best annual performance since 1979, driven by strong demand for safe-haven assets amid rising geopolitical risks and interest rate cuts by the U.S. Federal Reserve.

Concerns over inflation and mounting debt burdens in advanced economies—referred to as “value erosion trade”—also accelerated their remarkable gains.

In the gold market, by far the largest, these factors pushed investors toward gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), while central banks continued a multi-year wave of purchasing.