Gold price dives below $5,000, silver breaks $100 as Trump’s Fed chair pick nears
Gold dropped 7.5% to $4,992.05 an ounce and silver fell 14.1% to $99.77 as the dollar strengthened ahead of President Trump’s expected Fed chair announcement. The selloff followed record highs for both metals on Thursday. Mining shares fell in London, while U.S. stock futures and Asian shares also slipped. Trump is expected to name his nominee Friday morning after meeting Kevin Warsh.