Archive · 29 Dec 2025
Silver Surges 174% in 2025
Silver prices have gone up a lot this year, even more than gold and platinum.
It has become one of the best-performing assets in 2025, rising 174%.
This is because many industries need silver, and there isn't enough of it.
The US-based CME Group has raised margins and lowered position limits, which some people think is to control the price.
Others believe it's to protect the market.
There are also concerns about market manipulation, similar to what happened in the 1970s when the Hunt brothers tried to control the silver market.
Silver is used in electric vehicles, solar panels, electronics, and the medical sector.
The price of silver dropped a bit after the CME's actions, but some analysts think it could go even higher if demand keeps rising.
Silver prices surged 174% in 2025, outperforming gold and platinum.
CME Group raised margins to $25,000 for March 2026 silver contracts, causing a drop in prices.
Concerns about market manipulation and regulatory intervention in the silver market.
Silver's rise attributed to industrial demand, tight supply, and geopolitical factors.
Analysts predict potential for further price increases due to high demand and limited supply.
- Who
- Investors, traders, regulatory bodies like CME Group, and analysts
- What
- Silver prices surged 174% in 2025, with regulatory interventions and market manipulation concerns
- When
- Year-to-date 2025, with significant events in December 2025
- Where
- Global markets, particularly the US, China, and India
- Why
- Strong industrial demand, tight supply, geopolitical crises, lack of confidence in the dollar, and regulatory actions
Market Manipulation Concerns
Regulatory Intervention
Market Manipulation
Market Manipulation Concerns
Some traders and analysts believe that powerful financiers and regulatory bodies like the CME Group are manipulating the silver market to prevent prices from rising beyond $75 an ounce.
Regulatory Intervention
The CME Group argues that its actions, such as raising margins and lowering position limits, are necessary to protect market stability and prevent excessive speculation.
- Silver Price Increase
- 174% in 2025
- Domestic Silver Price
- ₹2,40,935 per kg
- Gold Price Increase
- 73% in 2025
- Platinum Price Increase
- 180% in 2025
- CME Margin Increase
- $25,000 for March 2026 contracts
- Shanghai Futures Exchange Price
- 19,184 Chinese yuan a kg ($77.38 an ounce)
- Silver Price in 1970s
- Soared to $50 an ounce
- Call Options Contracts
- 41,000 at $75 strike
- COMEX Silver Inventory
- 24.8 million ounces
- Physical Silver Deficit
- Since 2020
Sources
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Silver storms past records, crosses Rs 2.4 lakh per kg; clocks 15% weekly jump - Telegraph India
MCX silver jumps 40% in December alone, gains ₹1,53,554 per kg in 8 months; analysts see further upside in 2026
Silver Smashes All-Time Highs In India, Supply Fears & Rate-Cut Hopes Trigger A Stunning Global Rally
