
Mint Explainer: Why are silver prices rising, and rising globally?
Source: Live Mint The yellow metal has also experienced a sharp rise in its price this year, but silver outpaced it and this lowered the gold-to-silver price ratio. On a year-to-date basis, gold climbed about 32% while silver surged about 42%. In comparison, stock market returns have been relatively muted, more so when the current…