Silver Prices Steady After Inflation Report on Thursday, August 27, 2026
Key Takeaways
- •Silver September futures opened at $68.09 per ounce on August 27, 2026, up 0.1% from Wednesday's close, and rose to $68.99 by 8:17 a.m. ET.
- •The PCE report, the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge, showed monthly and yearly price growth largely in line with analysts' expectations.
- •The inflation data did little to ease disagreement within the Federal Reserve over what should happen with interest rates next month.
- •Investors are focused on Fed Chair Kevin Warsh's first official speech at the Jackson Hole summit on Friday for clues on whether the central bank will raise rates or hold them steady in September.
- •Silver's opening price was up 1.9% from one week earlier, 16.5% from one month earlier, and 76% from one year earlier.
Silver prices on Thursday, August 27, 2026, held near the $68 level after the latest inflation data offered little change to expectations for Federal Reserve policy.
Silver (SI=F) September futures opened at $68.09 per ounce, up 0.1% from Wednesday’s close. By 8:17 a.m. ET, silver had edged higher to $68.99.
Prices opened in the $68 range again this morning following Wednesday’s inflation report. The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) report, the Federal Reserve’s preferred inflation gauge, showed price growth on both a monthly and yearly basis, largely in line with analysts’ expectations. Even so, the report did little to ease disagreement inside the Federal Reserve over what should happen with interest rates next month.
Silver investors, like other market participants, are now focused on Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s first official speech as head of the Federal Reserve on Friday at the Fed’s Jackson Hole summit. Investors are looking for more clues on whether the central bank will raise rates or leave them unchanged in September. In the meantime, the metal’s recent move reflects how closely precious metals traders are watching inflation and policy signals, since silver is often tracked not just for industrial demand but also as a market-sensitive store of value.
Keep reading: Sticky PCE inflation leaves a divided central bank ahead of Fed's Jackson Hole retreat
Current price of silver
Silver futures opened on Thursday, August 27, 2026, 0.1% higher than Wednesday’s closing price. Here is how the opening price compares with prior periods:
- One week ago: +1.9%
- One month ago: +16.5%
- One year ago: +76%
For context, silver’s year-over-year growth was 173.3% on May 14.
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Price of silver chart
Whether you are tracking silver’s price over the past month or the past year, the chart below shows the metal’s value so far this year.
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