2024 年最后一个交易日黄金价格变化不大，有望创下十多年来最佳年度表现

截至 GMT 0217，现货黄金上涨 0.1%，至每盎司 2,608.09 美元。美国黄金期货上涨 0.1%，至 2,620.60 美元。

Gold prices were little changed on Tuesday, the last trading day of an eventful year that saw the metal post its best annual performance in more than a decade.

周二金价几乎没有变化，这是多事之年的最后一个交易日，金价创下了十多年来最好的年度表现。

Spot gold rose 0.1 per cent at $2,608.09 per ounce, as of 0217 GMT. US gold futures gained 0.1 per cent to $2,620.60.

截至 GMT 0217，现货黄金上涨 0.1%，至每盎司 2,608.09 美元。美国黄金期货上涨 0.1%，至 2,620.60 美元。

Trading activity is expected to remain quiet on the last day of the year.

预计今年最后一天交易活动将保持平静。

"Gold enjoyed a stellar year in 2024 and much of that move higher was predicated on the expected transition towards a lower interest rate environment," said Tim Waterer, chief market analyst at KCM Trade.

KCM Trade 首席市场分析师 Tim Waterer 表示：“黄金在 2024 年经历了辉煌的一年，金价上涨很大程度上取决于预期向较低利率环境的过渡。”

Central bank buying, policy easing and geopolitical tensions propelled bullion to multiple record highs this year, setting the metal on track for its best performance since 2010, with a more than 26 per cent increase year-to-date.

央行购买、政策宽松和地缘政治紧张局势推动金价今年创下多个历史新高，使金价有望创下 2010 年以来的最佳表现，今年迄今涨幅超过 26%。

The market now awaits a fresh set of catalysts, including a slew of US economic data due next week that could influence the interest rate outlook for 2025, and President-elect Donald Trump's tariff policies.

市场现在等待一系列新的催化剂，包括下周公布的一系列可能影响 2025 年利率前景的美国经济数据，以及当选总统唐纳德·特朗普的关税政策。

For 2025, "the US interest rate outlook will remain a primary driver of the gold price. Trump's trade policies will be key in shaping the inflationary picture, the Fed's interest rate trajectory, and in turn, the gold price," Waterer said.

Waterer表示，2025年，“美国利率前景仍将是金价的主要驱动因素。特朗普的贸易政策将是塑造通胀形势、美联储利率轨迹以及金价的关键。”

Federal Reserve's policymakers this month cut their 2025 rate forecast to 50 basis points of cuts from 100 bps and Fed Chair Jerome Powell said more reductions now hinge on further progress in lowering inflation.

美联储决策者本月将 2025 年利率预测从 100 个基点下调至 50 个基点，美联储主席杰罗姆·鲍威尔表示，现在进一步降息取决于降低通胀的进一步进展。

Bullion is considered a hedge against inflation and turmoil but high rates reduce the non-yielding asset's appeal.

黄金被认为是对冲通货膨胀和动荡的工具，但高利率降低了非收益资产的吸引力。

"Going into 2025, I think the trend is bullish and fundamentals constructive for gold, which I believe ought to challenge record highs again," said Kyle Rodda, financial market analyst at Capital.com.

Capital.com 金融市场分析师凯尔·罗达 (Kyle Rodda) 表示：“进入 2025 年，我认为趋势看涨，基本面对黄金有利，我认为黄金应该会再次挑战历史高位。”

Spot silver steadied at $28.98 per ounce and palladium added 0.5 per cent to $908.25, while platinum was flat at $900.71.

现货白银稳定在每盎司 28.98 美元，钯金上涨 0.5%，至每盎司 908.25 美元，而铂金则持平于每盎司 900.71 美元。

Silver was headed for its best year since 2020, while platinum and palladium were set for annual losses.

白银即将迎来 2020 年以来最好的一年，而铂金和钯金则将出现年度亏损。