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LBMA Precious Metals Market Report: Q4 and Full Year 2025
From a purely numerical perspective, the fourth quarter of 2025 was characterised by the fact the gold price exceeded $4,000 for the first time ever and showed few signs of falling back. Indeed, once the $4,000 hurdle was cleared at the morning auction on Wednesday, 8 October, the price never dropped below $3,900 and held above $4,000 from Friday, 7 November through to year end, thus gaining over 10% in Q4. Impressive though these statistics are, they were dwarfed in the quarter – and actually through the year – by silver’s meteoric rise. In Q4 alone, the silver price gained 52.26% rising from $47.280 on ... (full story)
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Economic activity in the services sector continued to expand in December, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest ISM® Services PMI® Report. The Services PMI® registered at 54.4 percent, finishing 2025 on a positive note with its 10th month in expansion territory — and its highest reading — of the year. The report was issued today by Steve Miller, CPSM, CSCP, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Services Business Survey Committee: "In December, the Services PMI® registered a reading of 54.4 percent, 1.8 percentage points higher than the November figure of 52.6 percent and a third consecutive month of expansion. The Business Activity Index continued in expansion territory in December, registering 56 percent, 1.5 percentage points higher than the reading of 54.5 percent recorded in November. The New Orders Index also remained in expansion in December, with a reading of 57.9 percent, 5 percentage points above November's figure of 52.9 percent. The Employment Index expanded for the first time in seven months with a reading of 52 percent, a 3.1-percentage point improvement from the 48.9 percent recorded in November — the fifth consecutive monthly increase since a reading of 46.4 percent in July. US Price Paid: 64.3 (est 64.9; prev 65.4) - New Orders: 57.9 (est 52.6; prev 52.9) - Employment: 52.0 (est 49.0; prev 48.9) 
ISM: US services activity improves in December The United States' service sector activity continued to grow in December, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) shared on Wednesday. The Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 54.4% in the reported month, from November's 52.6%, "finishing 2025 on a positive note with its 10th month in expansion territory." Meanwhile, the New Orders Index jumped 5 percentage points compared to the previous month, to stand at 57.9%. The Business Activity Index was 1.5 percentage points higher on a monthly level, reaching 56%. Month on month, the Employment Index improved by 3.1 percentage points, coming in at 52 and finally entering the expansion territory. "December's Services PMI is a continuation of a downward trend (as noted in previous reports) of more than 10 percentage points in the 12-month average since February 2022, when it was 62.6 percent. In an encouraging sign, the PMI readings in November and December are in line with the same months in 2024 (November 52.5 percent; December 54 percent)," Chair of the ISM Services Business Survey Committee Steve Miller said.
ISM: US services activity improves in December The United States' service sector activity continued to grow in December, the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) shared on Wednesday. The Services Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) rose to 54.4% in the reported month, from November's 52.6%, "finishing 2025 on a positive note with its 10th month in expansion territory." Meanwhile, the New Orders Index jumped 5 percentage points compared to the previous month, to stand at 57.9%. The Business Activity Index was 1.5 percentage points higher on a monthly level, reaching 56%. Month on month, the Employment Index improved by 3.1 percentage points, coming in at 52 and finally entering the expansion territory. "December's Services PMI is a continuation of a downward trend (as noted in previous reports) of more than 10 percentage points in the 12-month average since February 2022, when it was 62.6 percent. In an encouraging sign, the PMI readings in November and December are in line with the same months in 2024 (November 52.5 percent; December 54 percent)," Chair of the ISM Services Business Survey Committee Steve Miller said.
Real (price adjusted) new orders in manufacturing were up 5.6% in November 2025 month on month after seasonal and calendar adjustment, according to provisional figures of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis). When large-scale orders are excluded, new orders were 0.7% higher than in the previous month. The less volatile three-month on three-month ...
TRUMP SAYS HE IS IMMEDIATELY TAKING STEPS TO BAN LARGE INSTITUTIONAL INVESTORS FROM BUYING MORE SINGLE-FAMILY HOMES TRUMP SAYS HE WILL ASK CONGRESS TO CODIFY THE BAN AND WILL DISCUSS IT ALONG WITH FURTHER HOUSING AND AFFORDABILITY PROPOSALS AT HIS DAVOS SPEECH IN TWO WEEKS 
For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American Dream. It was the reward for working hard, and doing the right thing, but now, because of the Record High Inflation caused by Joe Biden and the Democrats in Congress, that American Dream is increasingly out of reach for far too many people, especially younger Americans. It is for that reason, and much more, that I am immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it. People live in homes, not corporations. I will discuss this topic, including further Housing and Affordability proposals, and more, at my speech in Davos in two weeks.
For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American Dream. It was the reward for working hard, and doing the right thing, but now, because of the Record High Inflation caused by Joe Biden and the Democrats in Congress, that American Dream is increasingly out of reach for far too many people, especially younger Americans. It is for that reason, and much more, that I am immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it. People live in homes, not corporations. I will discuss this topic, including further Housing and Affordability proposals, and more, at my speech in Davos in two weeks.
