Precious Metals Aren't Predicting Economic Collapse

2026-01-05 06:39:00 ET

In 2025, the prices of precious metals rose sharply, with silver prices recently surging past $80 per ounce. Of course, when precious metals rise, there is always the same group of commentators (mostly paid newsletter writers and physical metal dealers) to declare that a financial breakdown is underway. Articles like those published on ZeroHedge by guest commentators suggest that such price moves signal more than a market rally. They argue that we are in the early stages of fiat currency failure and systemic collapse. These narratives often rely on the assumption that sudden gains in precious metals represent a mass flight from fiat currencies into “real money.” They claim that this behavior presages delivery defaults on futures contracts, a breakdown of trust in exchanges, and eventual repricing of metals into extreme valuations, such as $200 silver and $10,000 gold....

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