Gold and silver prices are higher and trading near their daily highs in early U.S. trading Tuesday, following a U.S. inflation report that came in cooler than expected and in turn sparked a sell off in the U.S. dollar index. Gold prices had slipped to a three-week low overnight. October gold futures were last up $4.40 at $1,796.70. December Comex silver was last up $0.044 at $23.845 an ounce. The U.S. consumer price index report for August came in a up 0.3% from July versus the forecast up 0.4% and after a rise of 0.5% in July. Year-on-year the CPI was up 5.3% compared to forecasts of up 5.4%. The report falls into ... (full story)