Core PPI Spells Trouble for Gold and Silver

“This up-leg in gold and silver was first initiated by speculation about QE3, and then gathered steam after QE3 was announced. The announcement of the bond buying program from the European Central Bank (ECB) helped stoke the fires of the precious metal bulls.

Gold and silver investors should take notice of how the metals reacted to the announcement of Producer Price Index (PPI) data by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

The BLS releases PPI separately for finished goods, intermediate goods and crude goods. For each processing stage, the BLS releases data for total PPI, foods PPI, energy PPI, and PPI except foods and energy.

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