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On this day — December 28, 2024

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Day 363 of 366 · Q4 2024 · 99.2% through the year

December 2024 gold market: Consolidation caps a historic year

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A year-end pause after a 25%+ annual gain.

Gold consolidated near $2,620 into year-end as the Fed delivered another cut but guided to a slower 2025 pace. Even after the late-year pause, gold finished 2024 up roughly 25–27% — one of its best annual gains of the century.

What drove gold in December 2024

  • Fed cuts but turns more cautious for 2025
  • firm dollar
  • year-end profit-taking
  • record annual central-bank demand
Themes#Fed policy#year-end#central-bank demand

Key events in December 2024

  1. Dec 18Fed cuts but signals fewer 2025 cuts; gold steadies

What happened next

Gold entered 2025 near record highs, with central-bank demand still the dominant structural driver.

For gold buyers

Closing 2024 up around 25%+ confirmed gold's best year in over a decade — a payoff for buyers who trusted the central-bank and rate-cut story.