Friday, 5/21/2021 14:51
GOLD and SILVER PRICES both fell hard Friday afternoon in London but still set their highest weekly close of 2021 so far after the head of the European Central Bank repeated its commitment to sub-zero interest rates and €1.9 trillion QE bond-buying stimulus for the 19-nation currency bloc.
Preliminary PMI data from the ISM's monthly surveys said US manufacturing continues to grow strongly, while services-sector activity has blown past analyst forecasts as the world's largest economy re-opens from Covid lockdowns.
Helping the Dollar to bounce on the FX market, that news knocked silver prices back 30 cents to $27.70 and gold dropped almost $15 per ounce at $1875 as world stock markets extended their bounce from last week's plunge but