The price of white metal tumbled as much as 5% on Wednesday as a hotter-than-expected inflation report dimmed investors’ appetite for safe-haven assets and raised prospects for an October rate hike. The annual consumer inflation jumped to 3.7% last month, with the rising costs of fuel and oil driving the increase. Silver plunged 5.19% to sell at $56.11 per ounce at 11:17 am ET. The price of gold declined 1.75% to $4,088.23 per ounce, palladium dropped 2.22% to $1,089.51 per ounce, and platinum fell 3.44% to $1,611.21 per ounce.