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Silver prices today, Tuesday, August 25, 2026: Silver prices pull back slightly, but remain over $68

Silver (SI=F) September futures opened at $68.96 per ounce on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, up 0.5% from Monday’s closing price. By 8:08 a.m. ET, silver had slipped to $68.07.

Silver prices were easing slightly in morning trading even as the metal retained weekly and monthly gains of 5.7% and 17.6%, respectively.

Investors are now focused on tomorrow’s inflation report, the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index, as well as Fed Chair Kevin Warsh’s speech on Friday at Jackson Hole. The PCE Price Index is the Federal Reserve’s preferred gauge of inflation, and Jackson Hole is an annual economic policy symposium hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City in Wyoming, where Fed chairs have historically used keynote remarks to frame the direction of monetary policy.

Inflation worries and their potential effect on the Federal Reserve’s decision to raise rates after its September meeting remain a key issue for silver investors. Higher rates are typically a headwind for silver because the precious metal does not pay interest. Rate expectations can also influence the U.S. dollar, the currency in which silver is priced, giving Fed policy another channel into the silver market.

Current price of silver

The opening price of silver futures on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, was 0.5% higher than Monday’s close. Here is how the opening price compares with the same periods in the past:

One week ago: +5.7%

One month ago: +17.6%

One year ago: +77.9%

For context, silver’s year-over-year growth was 173.3% on May 14.

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Silver price predictions for the next decade

Silver price forecasts differ widely among experts. Some expect the metal to hold steady or post modest gains, while others see much larger increases. Among the most prominent forecasts are the following:

1. Silver reaches $100 per ounce

Experts at BlackRock and J.P. Morgan say the outlook for silver remains strong and that prices are likely to rise. By the end of 2026, they expect silver to move above $80 per ounce, and they see the metal reaching $100 per ounce by 2030.

That does not mean investors should rush to buy large amounts of silver. Forecasts can change, and analysts may revise their views at any time.

2. Silver coins become more popular

With the conflict in the Middle East, investors are increasingly worried about economic turmoil and disruptions to manufacturing supply chains. Historically, those concerns have often led investors toward precious metals such as silver.

Because an ounce of gold is prohibitively expensive for many new investors, silver coins or bars can offer a more accessible entry point. As a result, demand for silver could increase.

3. Pricing may be more volatile

Compared with gold, silver tends to be more volatile, with sharper rises and falls. Its price can swing as industrial demand and investor confidence change. That sensitivity reflects silver’s dual role: beyond its use as an investment asset, the metal is an industrial input in electronics, solar photovoltaic panels, and other applications, so manufacturing cycles can matter for its price alongside monetary policy. Investors often compare the two metals using the gold-to-silver ratio, which shows how many ounces of silver it takes to equal the value of one ounce of gold.

For example, at the start of January 2026, silver prices topped $113 per ounce. By February, they had fallen to $77 per ounce, a decline of about 32% in just a few weeks.

Keep reading: Silver price predictions for the next decade: What should investors expect?

Price of silver chart

Whether you are tracking silver prices over the past month or the past year, the chart below shows the metal’s path so far in 2026.

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