Gold and silver surged to new all-time highs on Monday after Fed Chair Jerome Powell warned that “threats and ongoing pressure” from the Trump administration are jeopardizing the central bank’s independence. Gold futures climbed 2% to rise above $4,600 per troy ounce, while silver rose above $84 per ounce following Powell’s video released on Sunday, in which he said a potential indictment from the Department of Justice over his testimony about headquarters renovations comes amid a “broader context of the ...