Precious metals were among the assets firmly in negative territory on Wednesday, as fears about inflation and the Federal Reserve's interest rate path weighed on investor sentiment. By 7:05 a.m. ET, spot gold was down 2.4% to trade at around $ 4,161.63 an ounce. U.S. gold futures also fell 2.2% to settle at $ 4,194.90/oz. Meanwhile, spot silver was 2% lower at $64.01/oz, paring deeper losses seen earlier. Silver futures shed 1.6%. Stocks and funds linked to gold and silver also fell in pre-