Gold and silver prices have rallied, supported by a combination of easing geopolitical concerns, a weaker US dollar, and declining US Treasury yields. Precious metals have also drawn support in recent sessions from growing market expectations that the US Federal Reserve may be approaching the end of its tightening cycle, a shift that typically lends momentum to non-yielding assets.

A softer US dollar typically makes dollar-denominated commodities such as gold and silver more affordable for buyers holding other currencies, which can support demand. Treasury yields, meanwhile, represent the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets like precious metals; when yields fall, the relative attractiveness of gold and silver tends to increase.

Gold is widely regarded as a traditional safe-haven asset, and its price movements are often influenced by macroeconomic factors including interest rate expectations, inflation data, currency fluctuations, and global risk sentiment. Sustained gold accumulation by central banks across emerging markets in recent years has provided an additional layer of structural demand, independent of short-term trading flows.

Silver, which carries both precious-metal and industrial-metal characteristics, frequently moves in correlation with gold while also being sensitive to industrial demand trends. Silver's industrial demand has been supported in recent years by its use in solar photovoltaic manufacturing and electronics, tying a portion of its price trajectory to global green-energy supply chains.

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