Silver Leads a Metals Selloff as a Strong Dollar Bites
Silver tumbled 3% to 56.47 on June 25—its lowest in months—as a 13-month-high dollar and rising rate-hike bets punish income-free metals. Gold held near 4,024.
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Markets Silver Leads a Metals Selloff as a Strong Dollar Bites By Rafael Silva Santos · June 26, 2026 · 10 min read Daily Brief The morning intel from across Latin America. Free. Subscribe By subscribing you agree to our privacy policy. We never share your email. Key Facts Silver tumbled about 3% to 56.47 on June 25 — its lowest since late last year, leading the metals down. Gold held near 4,024 — easing only slightly, hovering around the 4,000 mark. A 13-month-high dollar is the weight — firming US rate-hike bets are punishing income-free metals. The metals decoupled from stocks — soft inflation lifted equities, but gold and silver fell with the strong dollar. The long-term supports persist — record Chinese imports and central-bank buying still underpin the market.
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