Gold silver pressured by upbeat US data
Gold, silver pressured by upbeat U.S. data Gld and silver prices are solidly lower in midday U.S. trading Thursday. The metals market bulls today are feeling the heat of a U.S. economy that does not seem like it wants to slide into a recession any time soon, following stronger-than-expected U.S. data released this morning. February gold was last down $21.10 at $1,804.30 and March silver was down $0.399 at $23.795. Weekly U.S. jobless claims did not rise as much economists…