Wall Street has started comparing "devil metal" to "meme stocks"

"Disappearing like Cinderella": analysts warned of risk of silver price collapse

On January 26, the dollar fell to a four-month low, gold and silver broke records and traded at the time of publication around $5130 and $112 per ounce, respectively. Moreover, silver is rising in price faster than gold. The dramatic rise in the prices of protective assets is considered a market fear indicator - investors react to geopolitical shocks. Alexey Basov, head of investment bank BSF Partners, writes in his Telegram channel <a href="https://web.telegram.org/k/#@basovalexey">"Investments of the highnet"</a> why it may be too late to enter this rally.

Dollar collapse, rising gold and silver prices and late entry risks

Berkshire Hathaway Inc.

Berkshire Hathaway, led by legendary investor Warren Buffett, made a large investment in silver in 1997-1998. Now these investments - at the current price of the precious metal of about $100 per ounce - could increase to about $13 billion, Barron's calculates. However, Buffett got rid of these investments 10 years after the purchase (Berkshire did not specify the profit from this investment). Silver, as Buffett then admitted, in his opinion, he sold "too soon".

'I sold too soon': Barron's valued Buffett's former silver holdings at $13 billion

For 2025, the precious metal has risen in price by 147%

"Fasten your seatbelts": the value of silver topped $100 an ounce for the first time

The US is threatening European countries with duties because of Greenland, the EU is preparing countermeasures worth tens of billions of euros and discussing the launch of an "anti-coercive mechanism", while the markets are reacting with a rise in gold and silver. These and other topics - in our review of key events for the morning of January 19.

Highlights for the morning: billionaires break records, EU prepares measures against US over Greenland

Gold also fell in price amid profit taking

Silver collapsed 7% after a record high. Is the rally over?

NVIDIA Corporation

Meta Platforms, Inc.

Chevron Corporation

Silver set a new record, gaining 15% since the beginning of 2026. Elon Musk's AI startup xAI raised $20 billion to expand its AI infrastructure and data centers. Meta faced scrutiny from China over its deal to buy startup Manus. Read about these and other topics in our review of key events as of the morning of January 7.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited

The price of Brent fell by approximately 0.7%.

The stock rally continued, oil prices fell: how traders are reacting to Venezuela

The price of Brent crude oil fell to nearly $60 per barrel after the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. shares hit a record high thanks to an upgraded forecast from Goldman Sachs and expectations of years of growth in demand for AI chips. In Hong Kong, Chinese AI startup MiniMax is preparing for an IPO at the upper end of the range, with a valuation of about $6.5 billion. These and other topics are covered in our review of key events as of the morning of January 5.

Morning headlines: Oil prices fall after Maduro's capture, TSMC record, and gold rally


Warner Bros. Discovery, Inc.

Netflix, Inc.

Paramount Skydance Corporation

Morning headlines: Fed slows down, China tightens silver exports, oil prices fall 

Analysts admit increased volatility and a temporary pause in the growth of gold prices during the New Year holidays