Silver Breaks $50, Gold Tops $4,000. Here’s What It Really Means

Oct 9, 2025, 12:42 PM EDT

The past 36 to 48 hours have been extraordinary. Gold has crossed $4,000 an ounce, and now silver has moved beyond $50. It has been record-breaking, reassuring, and unsettling, all at once.

We have spoken with many clients who are trying to make sense of what this means. Some are wondering whether they should buy more. Others are asking if they should simply hold what they have.

This week, we are sharing two new videos to help bring clarity.

In our latest GoldCoreTV episode, Jan Skoyles explains why silver’s move above $50 is not a speculative spike but a sign of deeper structural change. She sets out the three main forces driving it: safe-haven demand, industrial necessity, and the tightness in the market itself.
Our previous video, “$4,000 Gold – This Won’t End Well!”, has now passed 100,000 views. It has become a valuable starting point for many investors trying to understand what is really happening in the global monetary system.

Together, these two videos tell the same story from different angles. Gold shows the loss of trust in paper money. Silver shows what happens when the physical world begins to reprice that loss.

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David is the CEO of GoldCore. Until Summer 2023 he was the Director of Marketing and Communications, responsible for all marketing and communications strategies and branding. David joined GoldCore in 2008 as Director of Business Development and later took over as Director of Marketing and Communications in 2020. Prior to this Dave managed and operated his own Marketing Agency and completed multiple coaching qualifications. "Working for GoldCore gives you a fantastic lens through which to view global financial and geopolitical developments. I am very proud to be part of a company that contributes to increasing investors understanding of these developments." When he’s not at work, David is passionate about sailing and has completed the ‘Round Ireland Yacht Race’ twice.