Assessing the final act of 2024, central banks around the world continued to play a leading role in the demand for gold. Click to read.

China’s central bank expanded its gold reserves for a second month in December, signaling renewed appetite after temporarily pausing purchases last year as prices soared.

Gold futures rose Tuesday to snap a two-session losing streak, gaining from a softer dollar after President-elect Trump rejected reports of a more moderate trade policy approach. Gold prices broadly shrugged off stronger than expected U.