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January 02, 2026

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Three Minute Prepper - Rise In Metal Prices

Gold and silver track their best year since the 1970s as volatility grips trade. Gold futures surged around 65 percent while silver more than doubled this year, marking their strongest gains since 1979. Platinum and copper also roared higher in 2025 amid global AI boom and efforts to onshore manufacturing. We are in a metals war, according to precious metals manufacturer CEO. The trend for countries to secure metal resources started with gold, with central bank buying accelerating over the past few years. Silver and copper shot up in recent months as the US added them to its critical minerals list, considered vital to the US economy and national security. China, the third largest silver mining country, is expected to restrict silver exports starting January 1, further raising worries of supply crunch. Roughly 60 percent of the world's silver is used for industrial applications, from solar panels to data center components to electric vehicle batteries. When adjusted for inflation, silver is still cheap. If you adjust the old high of $50 in 1980 for inflation, it is over $200. The rise in price of metals comes as the US dollar weakened nearly 10 percent and the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates three times in 2025. Previous issues tracked silver climbing from $30 to over $70. Now 2026 begins with confirmation: we are in a metals war, and currencies are the casualties.

Iran currency plunge sparks strikes and protests. The Iranian currency hit a new low, with one US dollar trading at about 1.4 million rials on the open market. While the rate later improved slightly to around 1.35 million rials to the dollar, economists warned the downward trend is likely to continue. Despite government promises to stop the currency's decline, economists say such pledges will remain only words unless inflation is brought under control. Inflation has already risen above 40 percent in Iran. Controlling inflation is key to stabilizing the exchange rate. As long as inflation remains a chronic problem in the economy, expecting a stable exchange rate is not realistic. The renewed fall of the national currency, along with strikes by merchants in Tehran Grand Bazaar and protests in different cities across the country, has raised questions about how far the rial could drop. When national currencies lose 99.9 percent of their value while inflation exceeds 40 percent and protests spread, those collapses are not isolated to sanctioned nations. Those are warnings of what happens to all fiat currencies when governments print without restraint.

Ukraine received record $45 billion in military aid and massive drone deliveries in 2025. The Ministry of Defence reported record partner support totaling $45 billion. The armed forces received a record 3 million first person view strike drones over the year, alongside more than 15,000 ground robotic systems deployed to operational units. Ukraine expanded interceptor drone production, reporting that nearly 1,000 interceptor systems are now supplied daily to frontline units. More than $6 billion in external financing was directed to Ukraine's defense industry through preferential loans and grant programs. Ukraine signed joint production agreements with several countries, including the UK, Germany, and the Netherlands. The update also noted that 25 foreign defense companies began establishing production facilities inside Ukraine during the year. When conflicts consume $45 billion in annual aid while delivering 3 million drones and building 25 foreign weapons factories inside war zones, those wars are not winding down. Those wars are industrializing into permanent revenue streams for defense contractors.

US and Israel set firm 2 month deadline for full Hamas disarmament. Israel and the United States reached an understanding to give Hamas a two month ultimatum to finally and fully disarm. The agreement came immediately after an overnight meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and US President Trump at Mar a Lago at the start of the week. The move is being described as a fixed deadline rather than an opening for negotiations. Israeli and US teams are already working simultaneously to determine what they describe as practical disarmament. Another key focus is dismantling Hamas's underground tunnel network throughout Gaza, which Israeli officials consider a core element of the group's military strength. Israeli officials doubt Hamas would be willing or able to relinquish most of its weapons or military capabilities within the two month window. From the perspective of Hamas leadership, the moment it fully gives up its weapons means the group is effectively dead and will have no more influence to govern in the future. Netanyahu described that Hamas still possesses around 60,000 Kalashnikov rifles and hundreds of kilometers of tunnels. He vowed Hamas disarmament can be achieved the easy way or the hard way, through military force. When ultimatums demand full disarmament within 60 days while acknowledging the targeted group will never comply, those deadlines are not negotiations. Those deadlines are justifications for operations already planned.

Connect every signal as 2026 begins. Gold and silver close 2025 with best performance since 1979 as metals war confirms currency collapse. Iran's rial loses 99.9 percent of value while inflation exceeds 40 percent and protests spread. Ukraine consumes $45 billion while receiving 3 million drones and building weapons factories. Israel and US issue 60 day disarmament ultimatum no one expects Hamas to accept. 2025 proved every warning right. National debt hit $38 trillion. Global debt reached $337 trillion. More than half of all nations were fighting wars or funding them. Silver climbed from $30 to over $70. Americans died by suicide every 11 minutes. Half the population expected nuclear war within a decade. Satisfaction with national direction dropped to 24 percent. The convergence we tracked all year is not slowing as we enter 2026. It is accelerating. Metals wars intensify as currencies die. Aid packages grow while drone deliveries industrialize war. Ultimatums get issued with certainty of non compliance. Those who stacked silver before it doubled, who understood that $337 trillion in debt cannot be sustained, who knew that wars funded with $45 billion annually never end peacefully, and who recognized that ultimatums designed to fail justify predetermined actions were not pessimistic about 2025. They were realistic about 2026. When years end with metals posting best performance in half a century, when currencies collapse under 40 percent inflation, when war industries expand production capacity, and when ultimatums set timelines for non compliance, new years do not bring fresh starts. They bring continuations of trajectories already established. You prepared for this. Stay prepared.

Alex Simm

Head Editor, WeLovePrepping

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