⛏ Silver Prices Just Hit Their First Record Since 1980

Silver Prices Just Hit Their First Record Since 1980
Silver prices set an all-time high Monday, eclipsing a 45-year-old record from 1980 when the Hunt brothers tried to corner the market for the precious metal. Silver futures rose 6.8% Monday to settle at $50.13 a troy ounce, topping the longstanding record of $48.70, set in January 1980 during one of the 20th century’s biggest commodity-trading scandals. Read on »

What Would It Take to Back the Dollar with Gold?
As we write this, gold is up about 54% year-to-date – putting it among the top-performing assets of 2025. Not bad for a “barbarous relic,” as the critics like to call it. Moments like this make you pause and wonder – what would the price of gold look like if the U.S. ever moved even partway back to a gold standard? Read on »

The Commodity Super Cycle | Oil & Gas, Silver and Gold
Stijn Schmitz welcomes Josh Young, CIO & Founder of Bison Interests. The discussion focuses on the oil and gas markets, commodity cycles, and investment opportunities. Young provides a compelling thesis for oil and natural gas, centered on significant global underinvestment in exploration and production over the past decade. He argues that the current market sentiment is overwhelmingly bearish, which paradoxically creates an attractive investment opportunity. Read on »