{"id":150919,"date":"2026-01-06T15:00:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/?post_type=news&#038;p=150919"},"modified":"2026-01-03T14:03:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:03:39","slug":"zoloto-ta-sriblo-rozpochaly-rik-zi-zrostannya","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/news\/zoloto-ta-sriblo-rozpochaly-rik-zi-zrostannya\/","title":{"rendered":"Gold and silver start the year higher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"43\" data-end=\"179\">Precious metals began 2026 on a stronger note amid expectations of U.S. interest rate cuts and persistent global risks, Reuters reports.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"181\" data-end=\"344\">Spot gold rose 1.7% to $4,387.58 per ounce after declining at the end of 2025. U.S. gold futures for February delivery gained 1.3% to trade at $4,399.20 per ounce.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"346\" data-end=\"565\">Analysts link the gains to geopolitical tensions and expectations of at least two interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year. Investors typically increase purchases of precious metals in a low-rate environment.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"567\" data-end=\"839\">In the short term, however, prices could face pressure due to large-scale portfolio index rebalancing. As metal prices have risen, their weightings in major indices may have exceeded target levels, prompting passive funds to sell part of their holdings, Bloomberg reports.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"841\" data-end=\"1010\">In 2025, gold surged 64%, marking its biggest annual increase since 1979, driven by Fed rate cuts, geopolitical risks, strong central bank buying, and inflows into ETFs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1012\" data-end=\"1143\">Silver climbed 3.4% to $73.71 per ounce, platinum rose 3.3% to $2,121.38, and palladium added 1.9% to trade at $1,636.19 per ounce.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1145\" data-end=\"1296\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Silver and platinum posted record gains in 2025. Silver jumped 147% amid supply deficits, low inventories, and rising industrial and investment demand.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":150920,"menu_order":0,"template":"","newscat":[9],"newstag":[],"issues":[],"class_list":["post-150919","news","type-news","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","newscat-novosti"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/150919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/150920"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=150919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"newscat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newscat?post=150919"},{"taxonomy":"newstag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newstag?post=150919"},{"taxonomy":"issues","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ldaily.ua\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/issues?post=150919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}