The precious metals market continues to be very quiet

The precious metals market continues to be very quiet. Even with the Russian/Ukraine conflict news making headlines again it appears unlikely that the market will be stirred out of its doldrums. The Chinese Industrial production number came out less than expected indicating a bit of a slowdown but this number is not enough to directly affect the precious metals markets. Today’s US jobs data were close to expectations making no waves. Tomorrow’s EU Gross Domestic Product and the US Retail Sales numbers should give better direction.