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December 31, 2025
Gold, silver prices fall after CME raises precious metals margins
The moves come at the end of a blockbuster year of annual gains for the precious metals.
TL;DR
- Gold and silver prices decreased on Wednesday.
- Investors are booking profits after a historic annual rally.
- CME Group raised margin requirements for precious metal futures for the second time.
- Spot gold prices dipped 0.1% to $4,339.89 per ounce.
- Spot silver prices tumbled 5.6% to $72.15 per ounce.
- Gold is up over 64% year-to-date, its best performance since 1979.
- Silver is on course for annual gains of nearly 150%, its best since 1979.
- Factors supporting gold's rally include U.S. interest rate cuts, tariff tensions, and strong ETF/central bank demand.
- Silver's price boom is attributed to low supply, high demand from India, industrial needs, and tariffs.
- CME Group stated the margin increase is for "adequate collateral coverage" due to market volatility.
- Higher margins require traders to deposit more cash to insure against default.
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