Silver price (XAG/USD) kicks off 2025 on a strong note. The white metal gains almost 1.50% in Thursday’s European session and climbs to near $29.40. The asset strengthens as the rally in US bond yields has stalled after surging more than 10% in the last four weeks.10-year US Treasury yields slump to near 4.55%. Lower bond yields on interest-bearing assets indicate lower opportunity costs for non-yielding assets, such as Silver, which improves their appeal.Meanwhile, the US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback’s value against six major currencies, trades sideways near a more-than-two-year high of 108.50.The outlook of the US Dollar and bond yields is expected to remain firm as the Federal Reserve (Fed) is expected to deliver fewer interest rate cuts this year as officials are upbeat about the economic path. Market participants are also optimistic about the US growth outlook under the administration of President-elect Donald Trump, as his likely policies, such as immigration control, higher import tariffs, and lower taxes, will boost the overall economic activity.Analysts at Goldman Sachs expect the Fed to deliver the next interest rate cut in March. The investment banking firm also expects that a rate cut of 25 basis points (bps) in March will be followed by two more in June and September, suggesting that borrowing rates will decline in the range of 3.50%-3.75%. In 2024, the Fed also reduced its interest rates three times but by 100 bps to 4.25%-4.50%. Silver technical analysisSilver price rebounds sharply to near the 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA), which trades around $29.40. However, the outlook of the white metal remains bearish until it stays below the upward-sloping trendline, which is plotted from the February 29 low of $22.30 on a daily timeframe.The 14-day Relative Strength Index (RSI) rebounds above 40.00. A bearish momentum would come to an end if it sustains above that level.Looking down, the September low of $27.75 would act as key support for the Silver price. On the upside, the 50-day EMA around $30.90 would be the barrier. Silver daily chart More By This Author:EUR/USD Is Under Pressure As US Dollar Clings To Gains Near Two-Year High USD/CAD Struggles To Hold 1.4400 Amid Muted Trading Activity NZD/USD Price Forecast: Surges Above 0.5650