Gold and Silver Ease on Mixed PPI Inflation Signals

Gold and silver prices eased in early trading as headline PPI remained flat while core pressures strengthened. Gold hovered near 4393.90 dollars an ounce, down 0.31 percent, and silver stood at 65.070 dollars, slipping 0.22 percent. Combined CPI and PPI readings plus jobless claims rising to 209000 left markets without a clear Fed signal ahead of retail sales data.