Key Facts

Silver tumbled about 3% to 56.47 on June 25 — its lowest since late last year, leading the metals down.

Gold held near 4,024 — easing only slightly, hovering around the 4,000 mark.

A 13-month-high dollar is the weight — firming US rate-hike bets are punishing income-free metals.

The metals decoupled from stocks — soft inflation lifted equities, but gold and silver fell with the strong dollar.