(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold prices were lower and spot silver prices were modestly higher in late U.S. trading Wednesday, as a stronger U.S. dollar and expectations for additional Federal Reserve interest rate increases continued to pressure bullion following Tuesday's hotter-than-expected inflation report.

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