(Kitco News) - Gold prices are up just a bit and silver prices are near steady in midday U.S. trading Tuesday, following of a slew of economic data that showed the U.S. economy is not running hot but neither is it cooling off too rapidly. Gold and silver prices had been weaker overnight and leading right up to the U.S. reports, and in the wake of the reports both metals erased their losses and climbed just a bit. February gold was last up $15.80 at $4,350.70. March silver prices were up $0.056 a This is a summary. Read the full article at Kitco News: https://www.kitco.com/news/article/2025-12-16/gold-silver-erase-overnight-losses-after-data-show-us-economy-lukewarm