The price of silver is falling again: Why safe-haven assets are down as the Middle East crisis escalates

In a year of tremendous uncertainty, one of the few constants has been the swift uptick in gold and silver prices. 

Both metals have reached record high after record high as investors turn to safe-haven assets. Yet, as war escalates across the Middle East, the prices of silver and gold are currently falling.

Most notably, silver fell over 11% on Tuesday and is down over 7% to about $82.50 per ounce at the time of publication.

That’s more than a 5% drop over the last...