Gold futures blast forward to their highest since 2011; silver soars to highest finish since 2013

``Gold and silver futures rallied Wednesday, for a fourth consecutive session. Haven demand for the precious metals against a backdrop of a weaker U.S. dollar and increasing U.S.-China tensions prompted gold to log another settlement at its highest since September 2011, while silver marked its highest finish since September 2013, based on the most-active contracts, according to FactSet data. September silver SIU20, 7.06% added $1.59, or 7.4%, to settle at $23.144 an ounce. August gold GCQ20, 1.13% tacked on $21.20, or nearly 1.2%, to end at $1,865.10 an ounce.''