Silver Price: XAG/USD jumps to near $29.40 as rally in US Treasury yields stall

LONDON (January 2) Silver price (XAG/USD) kicks off 2025 on a strong note. The white metal gains almost 1.50% in Thursday’s European session and climbs to near $29.40. The asset strengthens as the rally in US bond yields has stalled after surging more than 10% in the last four weeks.

10-year US Treasury yields slump to near 4.55%. Lower bond yields on interest-bearing assets indicate lower opportunity costs for non-yielding assets, such as Silver, which improves their appeal.

Meanwhile, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, trades sideways near a more-than-two-year high of 108.50.

The outlook of the US Dollar and bond yields is expected to remain firm as the Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to deliver fewer interest rate cuts this year as officials are upbeat about the economic path. Market participants are also optimistic about the US growth outlook under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, as his likely policies, such as immigration control, higher import tariffs, and lower taxes, will boost the overall economic activity.

Analysts at Goldman Sachs expect the Fed to deliver the next interest rate cut in March. The investment banking firm also expects that a rate cut of 25 basis points (bps) in March will be followed by two more in June and September, suggesting that borrowing rates will decline in the range of 3.50%-3.75%. In 2024, the Fed also reduced its interest rates three times but by 100 bps to 4.25%-4.50%.

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