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Gold prices firmed on Wednesday as investors stayed cautious amid lingering uncertainty over the U.S.-China trade truce and waited for key U.S. inflation data for clues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate trajectory.

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Record-high purchases and a blistering rally in prices has seen gold overtake the euro as the second-largest asset in the reserves of the world’s central banks.

Global holdings of the precious metal have neared highs reached more than half a century ago. It is now the second-largest reserve asset.

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The precious metal made up around 20% of global official reserves at the end of 2024, overtaking the euro’s 16%, the central bank said in a report.

Rekordkäufe und ein rasanter Preisanstieg haben dazu geführt, dass Gold den Euro als zweitgrößten Vermögenswert in den Reserven der weltweiten Zentralbanken überholt hat.