{
  "id": 4998302,
  "title": "Silver Price Forecast: XAG/USD slips below $64.00 as inflation fears increase",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/silver-price-forecast-xag-usd-slips-below-64-00-as-inflation-fears",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-02T02:36:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "FXStreet",
    "slug": "fxstreet",
    "url": "https://www.fxstreet.com/news/silver-price-forecast-xag-usd-slips-below-6400-as-inflation-fears-increase-202609020236"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Silver prices fell below $64.00 amidst growing inflation concerns, as the XAG/USD rate slipped to $63.40 during Asian trading hours on Wednesday. The decline occurred after a global bond selloff caused the US 10-year Treasury yield to reach 4.80%, its highest level since early 2025. This rise in yields revived worries about persistent inflation and potential further interest rate hikes. Added to inflationary concerns were rising crude oil prices, driven by escalating tensions between the US and Iran in the Middle East, which threatened energy supplies. TD Securities noted that the situation in the region still presents significant instability. Strategists warned that the ongoing disputes \"continue to highlight how flimsy any deal or MoU headlines really are,\" highlighting the market's sensitivity to further disruptions and contributing to a risk premium in the energy sector. US economic data presented a mixed outlook for investors, with July JOLTS job openings falling short of expectations at 7.27 million, while the ISM Manufacturing PMI declined to 54.6 in August, remaining in expansion territory. Market attention now turned to the upcoming ADP employment report and Friday's nonfarm payrolls for clearer insights into the Federal Reserve's rate strategy. Fed's Barr issued a slightly more hawkish message, with his speechtracker score at 7/10, compared to a historical average of 6.8/10, indicating concern that inflation remains too high, despite a stable labor market and strong AI-driven growth. The conditional guidance favored steady rates only if inflation moderated, and explicitly warned of potential rate hikes if inflation did not ease. This stance reinforced an asymmetric reaction function focused on tightening. The tone suggested a low tolerance for renewed price pressures and maintained an upside bias for the Dollar. The FXS Fed Sentiment Index dropped by 0.42 points to 128.86, showing a modest pullback in hawkishness, while still remaining above the neutral 100 mark. This configuration indicated that, although the immediate speech tone was only slightly above the baseline in the FXS Speechtracker, the broader policy environment remained hawkish, with the FXS Fed Sentiment Index signaling a bias supporting the Dollar against lower-yielding currencies.",
  "summary": "Silver price (XAG/USD) extends its losses for the second successive day, trading around $63.40 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Wednesday. The non-yielding Silver declines as a global bond selloff drove the US 10-year Treasury yield up to 4.80%, hitting its highest point since early 2025.",
  "key_points": [
    "Silver price drops below $64.00 amid inflation fears",
    "US 10-year Treasury yield hits 4.80%, highest since early 2025",
    "Middle East tensions raise crude oil prices and energy sector risk"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "FXStreet",
        "title": "EUR/USD Price Forecast: Weakens below 1.1600, further consolidation cannot be ruled out",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/eur-usd-price-forecast-weakens-below-1-1600-further-consolidation",
        "published": "2026-09-02T04:49:03.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}