Silver remains ‘fundamentally overvalued’ after wartime slump, says HSBC

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · May 14, 2026 · 448 words · By Joseph Wilkins

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Silver's breakneck rally in 2025 reached its peak on January 28 of this year, punching through $120 an ounce before an almighty crash of almost 30% in a single day sent prices plummeting back down to earth.

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While the precious metal was particularly subdued during the early throes of the Iran war, prices have gradually recovered since then.

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Both spot silver and silver futures have climbed 10% over the last month to each trade at around $87 an ounce.

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Claim 1: “analysts at HSBC say the metal is "fundamentally overvalued"”

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Multiple independent sources (Filtron, Theguitar, and a general 'Experts Warn' article) explicitly state that HSBC analysts believe silver is fundamentally overvalued.

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web search NEUTRAL — Traditional industrial fundamentals are based on long-term supply and demand: production capacity, capital investment, manufacturing trends, and consumer demand. In contrast, the three forces HSBC hig…
https://webpuran.in/experts-warn-silver-is-fundamentally-ove…

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web search NEUTRAL — Is Silver Overvalued at $90? HSBC analysts have been a bit of a buzzkill lately, suggesting that the metal might be fundamentally overvalued at these levels. They’re forecasting an average closer to $…
https://filtron.co/the-spot-price-of-silver-today-what-most-…

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web search NEUTRAL — HSBC analysts have been a bit more cautious, suggesting that silver might be fundamentally overvalued and could settle back toward the $68 range later this year. They argue that high prices will event…
https://theguitar.in/whats-the-price-of-silver-per-ounce-tod…

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Claim 2: “Philippe Gijsels, chief strategy officer at BNP Paribas Fortis, told CNBC on May 7 that he saw the downturn in gold and silver prices as a "consolidation phase."”

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Two separate CNBC-related search results confirm that Philippe Gijsels of BNP Paribas Fortis described the price downturn as a 'consolidation phase'.

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web search NEUTRAL — Philippe Gijsels, Chief Strategy Officer at BNP Paribas Fortis, described the recent correction in bullion prices as merely a “consolidation phase.”
https://www.cnbctv18.com/market/commodities/as-us-iran-war-f…

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web search NEUTRAL — Philippe Gijsels, chief strategy officer at BNP Paribas Fortis, told CNBC last week he expects silver’s rally to return and predicts both gold and silver will “reach new all-time highs in the not too …
https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/05/11/silver-p…

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web search NEUTRAL — Philippe Gijsels, chief strategy officer at BNP Paribas Fortis, has maintained a bullish view on gold and silver for a long time, stressing that current volatility has not changed his conviction that …
https://www.economies.com/forex/usd-cad-news/loonie-declines…

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Claim 3: “an almighty crash of almost 30% in a single day sent prices plummeting back down to earth”

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There is no evidence in the provided search results mentioning a 30% crash in a single day following a January 28 peak.

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web search NEUTRAL — Live Silver Charts and Silver Spot Price from International Silver Markets, Prices from New York, London, Hong Kong and Sydney provided by Kitco.Live silver Price. May 08, 2026 - 21:11 NY Time.
https://www.kitco.com/charts/silver

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web search NEUTRAL — Silver prices on the Shanghai Gold Exchange climbed to lofty territory on Dec. 24, 2025, with the Ag(T+D) spot contract settling near 19,400 Chinese yuan per kilogram, or roughly $78.55 per ounce usin…
https://news.bitcoin.com/silver-prices-surge-in-shanghai-ami…

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web search NEUTRAL — On January 21, 1980, the price of gold reached a then-record high of $850.
https://www.macrotrends.net/1333/historical-gold-prices-100-…

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Claim 4: “Silver is used for a wide range of industrial purposes. It is an essential component in a variety of goods, from computers and mobile phones to solar panels and cars.”

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The claim is directly corroborated by a cross-reference from CNBC and general knowledge of silver's industrial properties found in the search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — Silver is found in the Earth's crust in the pure, free elemental form ("native silver"), as an alloy with gold and other metals, and in minerals such as argentite and chlorargyrite. Most silver is pro…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Live Silver Charts and Silver Spot Price from International Silver Markets, Prices from New York, London, Hong Kong and Sydney provided by Kitco.
https://www.kitco.com/charts/livesilver.html

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Our Silver Calculator makes it simple. Just enter the amount of silver you have, select the unit of measurement, choose its purity level, and convert its value into your preferred currency…
https://www.apmex.com/silver-price

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Claim 5: “Silver's breakneck rally in 2025 reached its peak on January 28 of this year, punching through $120 an ounce”

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The provided web search results show silver prices around $80 per ounce and mentions of prices in late 2025, but none of the evidence confirms a peak of $120 on January 28, 2025.

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web search NEUTRAL — Silver Price: Get all information on the Price of Silver including News, Charts and Realtime Quotes.
https://markets.businessinsider.com/commodities/silver-price

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web search NEUTRAL — Live Silver Charts and Silver Spot Price from International Silver Markets, Prices from New York, London, Hong Kong and Sydney provided by Kitco.Price per Ounce: Total: $80.36. Change
https://www.kitco.com/charts/silver

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web search NEUTRAL — Silver prices rose above $80 per ounce on Friday, marking their highest level since mid-March and setting course for a weekly gain of over 7%, as optimism over a potential US-Iran peace deal helped ea…
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/silver

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Claim 6: “Suki Cooper, global head of commodities research at Standard Chartered... told CNBC's Europe Early Edition on Thursday”

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While the search results confirm Suki Cooper's role at Standard Chartered, none of the provided evidence snippets confirm that she gave an interview to CNBC's Europe Early Edition on a specific Thursday.

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web search NEUTRAL — Insights. Global Research. Commodities. Will gold prices break $5,000/oz in 2026?Overall, J.P. Morgan Global Research is forecasting prices to average $5,055/oz by the final quarter of 2026, rising to…
https://www.jpmorgan.com/insights/global-research/commoditie…

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web search NEUTRAL — About Standard Chartered. Discover our strategy, business model, people and where we operate.Tap into deep local expertise with global insights designed to help you grow across borders.
https://www.sc.com/

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web search NEUTRAL — Trading Economics provides data for several commodities including live bid/ask quotes, last trading prices, forecasts, charts with historical time series and news. This table was last updated on Frida…
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodities

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Claim 7: “Both spot silver and silver futures have climbed 10% over the last month to each trade at around $87 an ounce.”

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One source reports spot silver at $89.11, another mentions a monthly rise of 6.09%, and another mentions prices around $80. While the $87 figure is close to the $89.11 report, the percentage increase (10%) is contradicted by the 6.09% figure found in the search results.

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web search NEUTRAL — Explore real-time Silver Futures price data and key metrics crucial for understanding and navigating the Silver Futures market.Gain instant access to the live Silver price, key market metrics, trading…
https://www.investing.com/commodities/silver

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web search NEUTRAL — Silver prices jumped on Thursday, with spot metal gaining 3% to reach $89.11 per ounce, according to market data. The move outpaced gold, which rose 1.2%, highlighting silver's dual role as both a mon…
https://www.roic.ai/news/spot-silver-surges-3-to-8911-driven…

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web search NEUTRAL — Over the past month, Silver's price has risen 6.09%, and is up 144.25% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks the benchmark market for…
https://tradingeconomics.com/commodity/silver

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