More price pressure on gold silver as USDX bond yields spike up
More price pressure on gold, silver as USDX, bond yields spike up Gold and silver prices are lower in midday U.S. trading Monday. Gold prices hit a nearly 2.5-year low and silver a more-than-two-week low today. Rising government bond yields and a very strong U.S. dollar index are the main bearish factors pushing the precious metals markets down. October gold was last down $12.70 at $1,632.80 and December silver was down $0.17 at $18.73. The global marketplace experienced rough waters…