12月24日国际晨讯丨现货黄金首次站上4500美元关口 美国2025年第三季度经济增长4.3%

Market Overview - Japanese and South Korean stock markets opened higher on December 24, with the Nikkei 225 index rising by 0.12% to 50,475.48 points and the KOSPI increasing by 0.46% to 4,136.24 points [6] - Spot gold prices reached a historic high of $4,500 per ounce, marking a year-to-date increase of over 70% [6] - On December 23, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose by 0.16% to 48,442.41 points, the S&P 500 increased by 0.46% to 6,909.79 points, and the Nasdaq Composite gained 0.57% to 23,561.84 points, achieving four consecutive days of gains [6] - European stock indices showed mixed results, with the DAX index up 0.23% to 24,340.06 points, the FTSE 100 up 0.24% to 9,889.22 points, and the CAC 40 down 0.21% to 8,103.85 points [6] Company Insights - In November, Tesla's sales in Europe decreased by 11.8% year-on-year to 22,801 vehicles, resulting in a market share drop to 2.1% [7] - Amazon's autonomous driving subsidiary, Zoox, is recalling 332 vehicles in the U.S. due to software malfunctions [7] - Warner Bros. Discovery is considering a revised acquisition offer from Paramount Sky Dance, with Oracle co-founder Larry Ellison pledging personal guarantees of approximately $40 billion for the deal [7] International Macro - The U.S. Department of Commerce reported a preliminary estimate showing that the GDP for the third quarter of this year grew at an annualized rate of 4.3%, up from 3.8% in the second quarter [8] - The acceleration in economic growth was attributed to increased consumer spending, which rose by 3.5%, along with growth in government spending and investment at 2.2%, and an 8.8% increase in exports [8] - Non-residential fixed investment, reflecting corporate investment conditions, grew by only 2.8% in the third quarter, significantly lower than the previous quarter's growth of 7.3% [8] Institutional Perspectives - JPMorgan's 2026 outlook report indicates that the long-term trend of official reserves and investor diversification into gold is expected to continue, predicting that gold demand will push prices towards $5,000 per ounce by the end of 2026 [9] - Nomura forecasts that there will be no additional rate cuts from the Federal Reserve in the first three meetings of 2026, but a more dovish leadership may lead to two additional rate cuts next year, with the federal funds rate expected to drop to 3.125% by September 2026 [9]