gold futures were littlechanged on friday as a rally that has driven the price of the yellow metal higher by 17 since nov 2 took a breather   gold prices for february gc00 gcg23 were littlechanged at 1930 an ounce on comex after trading at a ninemonth high for a mostactive contract earlier in the week   silver prices for march si00 sih23 fell by 28 cents or 12 to 2375 per ounce   march palladium fell by 1330 or 08 to 1650 per ounce while platinum for april plj23 declined by 7 or 07 to 1015   copper for march hgh23 fell by 7 or 07 to 1016 per pound the rally in gold prices took a pause as the us dollar strengthened on friday precious metals analysts said gold prices were littlechanged even after the federal reserve’s preferred inflation indicator the pce index showed consumer prices increased by just 01 in december the smallest increase in 15 months the annual increase in prices slowed to 5 in december from 55 in the prior month and a 40year high of 7 last summer the increase in the core rate of inflation in the past 12 months decelerated to 44 from 47 that’s also the lowest level in 14 months see inflation rate in the us slows again to 15month low pce shows “the gold market is pausing after recent gains that pushed prices to a ninemonth high on thursday” said jim wyckoff senior analyst at kitcocom