January Gold News 2025

Markets experienced fresh volatility to start the week, with a narrowly-avoided trade war between the US and Colombia, and a stock sell-off prompted by Chinese ‘AI’ app DeepSeek.

The return of Donald Trump as President of America has brought expected volatility to markets, and pushed gold and silver prices higher.

Market volatility is rising as incoming President Trump’s second term approaches. Currencies continue to fluctuate as threat of tariffs weigh on the global economy, and have seen gold and silver prices swinging up and down.

Gold and silver have seen strong gains as trading kicked off for the new year. Despite a higher dollar, both metals saw prices rise in USD, while other currencies saw additional gains.