These ten large-cap stocks were top performers last week. Are they a part of your portfolio?EchoStar Corporation (NASDAQ:SATS) gained 24.70% this week after Morgan Stanley upgraded the stock from Equal-Weight to Overweight and raised its price target from $82 to $110.Confluent, Inc. (NASDAQ:CFLT) increased 0.64% this week after IBM agreed to acquire the company for $31 per share. Also, multiple analysts raised their price forecast on the stock.Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) rose 22.78% this week. The ...

Most investors have heard by now that gold (GCG26) has been on a tear for the last year. And silver (SIH26), its unruly little brother, has been tagging along for the ride. But in recent months – since the April correction – silver (100% ytd) has outperformed gold (55% ytd). That could be because gold had gotten too expensive in relation to silver, and precious metal traders saw value in the grey metal. More News from Barchart This chart shows the gold/silver ratio going back to 2000, and any spike abo ...

Silver has finally crossed a threshold untouched since 1980. Today, the white metal trades above $60 per ounce, while oil sits below $60 per barrel.In essence, that means one ounce of silver can now buy more than a single barrel of oil, a dynamic unseen since January 1980, if excluding the technical distortion during April 2020 when WTI futures briefly went negative.The reversal is striking on its own, but it also signals a tectonic shift in the hierarchy of global commodity markets.Year-to-date, silver – a ...

Silver price refreshed its record high on Friday, proving that the rally was not just Fed-driven. With the persistent economic uncertainties and geopolitical risks, investors are seeking exposure in t... ...

白银价格表现与驱动因素 - 白银价格连续第四天飙升，本周已上涨约10%，周五刷新历史高点至64美元上方[2] - 白银价格今年已攀升120%，远超黄金65%的涨幅，正迈向1979年以来表现最好的一年[2][7] - 近期上涨的关键驱动因素包括交易所交易基金的资金流入、动能追随策略以及实物市场的紧张状况[2] 市场动态与交易行为 - 伦敦白银市场在两个月前曾陷入全面逼仓，ETF的流入和对印度的出口侵蚀了本已极低的库存[4] - 投机热潮的一个迹象是看涨期权的买入水平，iShares Silver Trust看涨期权的总持仓量本周创下2020年以来的最高水平[5] - 周四有超过2.1万份行权价为57美元的看涨期权到期，可能促使交易商购买股票以重新平衡头寸，从而助推涨势[5] - 交易员用来评估白银相对便宜程度的金银比周四跌至约1比67，为2021年以来的最低点[4] 资金流动与持仓变化 - 过去一个月，白银ETF增加了3500万盎司的白银持仓[7] - 全球大部分可用的白银仍留在纽约，因交易员等待美国“232条款”调查结果，该调查可能导致对该金属征收关税或贸易限制[4] 行业需求基本面 - 行业贸易机构白银协会预测，太阳能光伏和电动汽车领域的工业应用消费将急剧上升[6] - 白银的急剧上涨可能已削弱工业需求，该白色金属现在约占光伏成本结构的四分之一[6] - 分析师认为，虽然白银的短期价格走势“过头了”，但长期基本面前景仍然积极[5] 分析师观点与市场前景 - 此次上涨的规模很难归因于单一的驱动因素，价格上涨有时会刺激进一步的上涨，因为散户投资者和动能交易员被其波动性吸引[4] - 有观点认为，在“232条款”调查结果明确前，白银继续上演风险越来越大的“冲顶回落”行情，预计如果美国不征收关税，将重新点燃有利于价格大幅下跌的流动性动态[4]

FUNDAMENTALS * U.S. * The U.S. dollar plummeted to an eight-week low in the previous session, making greenback-priced gold more affordable for overseas buyers. Live Events* The number of Americans filing new applications for * A majority of U.S. central bankers expect they will need to cut short-term * Fed Chair Jerome Powell also declined to offer any guidance on whether another cut is likely in the near term. * Non-yielding assets such as gold tend to perform well in low-interest-rate environments. * Inve ...

黄金价格表现 - 美联储降息落地后，纽约金价冲高回落，但在鲍威尔鸽派言论及就业市场低迷催化下，尾盘再度拉升，重新站上4300美元关口，创近一个月新高 [1] - 截至收盘，COMEX黄金期货涨2.00%，报4309.30美元/盎司 [1] - 截至亚市收盘，黄金ETF华夏（518850）涨0.17%，黄金股ETF（159562）涨跌持平 [1] 美国就业市场数据 - 美国劳工部数据显示，在截至12月6日的一周内，初请失业金人数增加4.4万人，达到23.6万人，高于市场预期的22万人 [1] - 该周增幅为自2020年3月以来的最大增幅 [1] - 此前一周，该数字曾创下三年多来的最低水平 [1] 美联储政策展望 - 中金研究分析称，鉴于经济与就业数据仍面临下行压力，预计美联储或将在2026年继续降息 [1] - 考虑到通胀粘性犹存，预计降息节奏将趋于放缓 [1] - 预计2026年1月可能按兵不动，下一次降息或在2026年3月 [1]

大宗商品市场表现分化 - WTI原油价格暴跌1.47%，收于57.6美元/桶，创下10月以来最低水平 [3] - 白银价格大幅上涨3.8%，突破64美元/盎司，创下历史新高 [3] - 黄金价格上涨0.9%，至4268美元/盎司；铜价暴涨2.7%，冲至11872美元/吨，刷新纪录 [3] 驱动市场分化的核心逻辑 - 美联储连续三次降息并扩张资产负债表5000亿美元，直接推动了贵金属和基本金属价格上涨 [4] - 铜价上涨的驱动因素包括美国2026年GDP增长预期被上调至2.3%，释放了经济向好的明确信号 [4] - 原油价格受供需过剩拖累，国际能源署预测2026年供应过剩将达到381.5万桶/日，抵消了地缘冲突带来的利好 [4] 中长线布局思路 - 贵金属领域可考虑逢低布局 [4] - 基本金属领域需密切关注需求端变化 [4] - 原油领域需等待明确的供需关系反转信号 [4]

Gold prices found a bottom in 1999 at around $252.50 per ounce when the Bank of England sold half of the U.K.’s reserves, establishing a significant price bottom. Gold’s bull market is now moving into its twenty-seventh year.While the silver market is in a structural deficit amid rising industrial demand, investment demand is booming in late 2025, with the price heading toward a challenge of the $65 per ounce level.Silver is a highly speculative metal that attracts herds of investors and speculators when si ...

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Moneywise and Yahoo Finance LLC may earn commission or revenue through links in the content below. In the world of investing, few have achieved a track record as remarkable as Warren Buffett. From 1964 to 2023, he steered Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) to a staggering total return of 4,384,748%, far surpassing the S&P 500's already impressive gain of 31,223% during the same timeframe. Despite his knack for making savvy investments, the Oracle of Omaha doesn’t always go all in ...