Silver Rises Over 120% YTD 
In a recent Bloomberg TV interview on ‘The Pulse with Francine Lacqua,’ Grace Peters, global Head of Investment Strategy at JPMorgan Private Bank, advised investors to focus on geographic diversification amid increasing market uncertainty and volatility. She specifically recommended buying Indian, European, and Japanese stocks while adding gold as a hedge against geopolitical risks.
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Silver Holds Near $80 as Iran Ceasefire Revives Rate-Cut Bets
Silver surged more than 5% Tuesday and is holding near $80 — the highest level since March. The move isn’t simple. When the US and Israel launched their air campaign against Iran, gold fell 10% instead of rising. The reason was oil, the Strait of Hormuz, and an inflation shock that killed rate-cut expectations. The Iran ceasefire is now reversing all three dynamics at once — and silver is responding through both its monetary and industrial demand channels. Here’s the mechanism, the data, and the one date every precious metals investor should have on their radar.
April 15, 2026
