Silver tops $65 for first time; gold firms as US unemployment rate climbs

Silver surged to a record high above $65 an ounce on Wednesday, driven by weaker U.S. labor data that fueled expectations of interest rate cuts. Gold also climbed, with both precious metals benefiting from a weaker dollar and a shift towards non-yielding assets in a low-rate environment. Investors now await key U.S. inflation data.