Gold and silver are fighting to stabilize after a historic market meltdown

Silver and gold prices have been on a blistering rally before last week's meltdown.

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• Gold and silver prices remained volatile after Friday's market meltdown.
• President Donald Trump's pick of Kevin Warsh as the next Fed chair hit the debasement trade.
• Both precious metals edged slightly higher on Monday morning after extending their slide earlier.

Precious metals were paring some of their steep losses on Monday, rising...