Silver prices on Wednesday surged by the most in nearly three years and gold settled sharply above an important psychological level at $1,500, amid a round of easy-money policies that helped to stoke fresh appetite for the perceived safety of precious metals. The 10-year U.S. Treasury note’s TMUBMUSD10Y, -2.11% fall to new lows not seen since 2016 below 1.7%, also helped to drive demand for bullion. September silver SIU19, +0.08% surged 75.1 cents, or nearly 4.6%, to end at $17.196 an ounce, after gaining or 0.3% on Tuesday, breaching its own psychologically important level above $17. That marks silver’s highest ... (full story)