PANews reported on December 26 that the gold-silver ratio is currently down 1.2%, with a cumulative decline of over 32% this year, and is currently trading at 61.60, a new low since February 2014.

On Friday, spot silver opened sharply higher, breaking through $73/oz to set a new all-time high, currently trading at $73.7/oz. Spot gold has returned above $4,500/oz, with a daily gain of nearly 0.5%.