Silver price crashes today: Why gold, silver, copper and platinum prices are falling — Silver drops to $83.40 while gold slides $25 to $5,100 per ounce

Silver price crashes today: Why gold, silver, copper and platinum prices are falling — Silver price crashes today. The drop is sharp. Silver price today fell to $83.40 per ounce, down 2.01%. Gold price today slipped $25 to $5,100.60. Platinum price dropped to $2,068.60, down 4.47%. Copper price eased to $5.80. A stronger U.S. dollar index near 100.19 triggered selling. Treasury yields hit a five-week high. Oil prices surged. WTI crude trades near $94. Brent crude near $96. Higher oil raises inflation fears.