Spot gold prices are firmer and spot silver prices are also higher in early U.S. trading Tuesday, as perceived bargain hunting followed Monday’s futures-led selloff while elevated oil prices kept inflation and rate risks in focus. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,563.30 an ounce, up 0.92%, while spot silver was trading at $73.800, up 1.65% on the session. Monday’s Comex decline set the baseline for the early rebound. May gold futures settled down $110.40, or 2.38%, at $4,519.50 an ounce, while May silver futures fell $2.879, or 3.79%, to $73.072 an ounce. Thin trading tied to holidays in China, ... (full story)