
Gold surged and then retreated on the day the U.S. CPI inflation data was released, briefly approaching the historical high set in October
On Thursday (December 18), at the New York close, spot gold fell 0.16% to $4,331.50 per ounce. After the release of the U.S. CPI inflation report at 21:30 Beijing time, it rebounded briefly. After the U.S. stock market opened, it refreshed the daily low to $4,308.92 at 22:46, then rebounded to $4,374.65 at 00:20, refreshing the daily high—approaching the historical highest point of $4,381.52 set on October 20, before quickly giving back this wave of gains. COMEX gold futures fell 0.25% to $4,362.80 per ounce, and also reached $4,409.50 at 00:20—also approaching the (intraday) historical highest point of $4,433.00 set on October 20
