By Ali Lyon The price of silver is up over 31 per cent this year, rallying from roughly £18 per ounce (/oz) at the start of 2024 to £24 in late May. Despite sometimes being dismissed as a “poor man’s gold,” the precious metal has rewarded investors looking to shore up their portfolios amid expectations of sticky inflation and continued uncertainty. A febrile geopolitical atmosphere and a general trend towards de-globalisation could largely explain silver’s bullish behaviour of late – but is there more to it? The relationship between gold and silverIn many people’s eyes, silver and gold perform…