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Gold and silver futures prices are trading weaker in early U.S. action Friday, on routine downside corrections after recent good gains that pushed prices to two-month highs this week. The bulls remain in firm near-term technical control. February gold futures were last down $4.70 at $1,837.90 and March Comex silver was last down $0.226 at $24.485 an ounce.

The gold market surprised with a breakout above $1,830 an ounce this week. And analysts say next week will be pivotal in whether gold breaks out or gets stuck in the sideways price action again.

In an unexpected move, the precious metal surged to two-month highs this week, with investors flocking to safe havens as volatility rocked the equity markets ahead of the Federal Reserve meeting next week.

- Gold and silver prices are trading near unchanged levels on the day in early U.S. action Thursday. The precious metals are seeing a routine pause after the strong gains posted Wednesday that have put the bulls in firm near-term technical control. February gold futures were last down $0.40 at $1,843.10 and March Comex silver was last up $0.029 at $24.26 an ounce.

Following yesterday’s rally in a short-squeeze, gold prices continued to refresh two-month highs seen around $1,846 earlier in a largely quiet session on Thursday. On Wednesday, the precious metal saw the largest daily gains since November, deriving support from a downside correction in US Treasury yields that pushed the dollar lower.

After a strong 2020 performance where the price rallied 25% in US dollar terms in an environment where rates fell, gold has been much weaker during 2021, down 5% year-to-date with rising rates. While demand for gold has rebounded, particularly in the jewelry and bar and coin markets, the recent gold price sell-off has been largely driven by the sharp increase in interest rates in global fixed income markets relative to the record lows they reached last year