On December 27th, despite the Christmas holidays in overseas markets last week, gold, silver, and platinum prices all surged to record highs, continuing the historic year-end rally in precious metals. Fueled by safe-haven demand and expectations of interest rate cuts, spot gold repeatedly hit new record highs, reaching nearly $4,550 per ounce on Friday, a cumulative increase of over 70% this year. Silver's performance was even more dramatic, breaking through key psychological levels and setting new records, reaching a high of over $79 per ounce on Friday, a single-day surge of over 10%.
At 3:00 AM on Tuesday, the Federal Reserve will release the minutes of its monetary policy meeting.
At 21:30 on Wednesday, the number of initial jobless claims in the United States for the week ending December 27 will be released.
At 22:45 on Friday, the final reading of the US S&P Global Manufacturing PMI for December will be released.
Investors are anticipating a strong finish to 2025 for U.S. stocks next week, potentially sealing another strong year. Major U.S. stock indexes are on track for a higher December close, recovering from earlier volatility caused by weakness in tech stocks amid concerns about spending in the artificial intelligence sector.
