Silver Extends Selloff on Monday

2026-02-02 15:52 By Joana Ferreira 1 min. read

Silver trimmed some of its earlier losses on Monday but was still down around 8% at $78 per ounce, as last week’s profit-taking-driven selloff in precious metals continued into the new week.

The white metal slipped as low as $77 during the Asian session, following Friday’s steep 26% plunge, its largest one-day drop on record, which nearly erased its year-to-date gains.

Silver had hit a record high above $120 on Thursday.

The sharp reversal came after reports that US President Donald Trump plans to nominate Kevin Warsh as the next Federal Reserve chair, a move widely seen as signaling a more hawkish policy stance.

Despite the downturn, silver has continued to find some underlying support from a structural market deficit and the so-called “debasement trade,” as investors shift into physical assets from currencies and bonds amid growing concerns over rising government debt, along with geopolitical and economic uncertainties and ongoing worries about the Fed’s independence.



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