Gold advanced Wednesday, gaining approximately $18, or 0.34%, to trade at $5,194 per ounce, while silver posted a more pronounced move, rising $1.63, or 1.87%, to $89.14. Analysts attribute the rally in precious metals primarily to trade policy uncertainty stemming from the ongoing constitutional standoff between the Trump administration and the Supreme Court. Energy markets also firmed on the session. West Texas Intermediate crude futures (CL=F) climbed 0.4% to $65.86 per barrel following remarks by President Trump warning Iran against the pursuit of a nuclear weapons program. "My preference is to solve this ... (full story)