Silver price today hits fresh record above $96 as dollar slips and Fed meeting looms
Spot silver jumped 3.5% to $96.45 an ounce in New York Thursday, hitting a record $96.51 earlier. Gold topped $4,900, while platinum also set a record as the dollar index fell 0.4%. U.S. PCE inflation held at 2.8% year-on-year in November. Initial jobless claims rose by 1,000 to 200,000 last week.