International gold prices broke through 4,100 U.S. dollars per ounce on Monday to hit another new high, driven by a potential interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve and escalating concerns over the global trade situation.
By the end of trading, the gold futures for December delivery on the New York Mercantile Exchange closed at 4,133.00 U.S. dollars per ounce, marking a 3.31 percent increase and setting a new all-time high for closing prices.
Gold hits new high over potential Fed rate cut, global trade jitters
China's outstanding aggregate social financing -- the total amount of financing to the real economy -- reached 442.12 trillion yuan (about 63.4 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of 2025, up 8.3 percent year on year, central bank data showed on Thursday.
The country's aggregate social financing stood at 35.6 trillion yuan (about 5.1 trillion U.S. dollars) in 2025, up by 3.34 trillion yuan (about 479 billion U.S. dollars) from the year 2024, said the People's Bank of China (PBOC), the country's central bank.
According to the data, the M2, a broad measure of money supply that covers cash in circulation and all deposits, increased 8.5 percent year on year to 340.29 trillion yuan (about 48.8 trillion U.S. dollars) as of the end of December.
In addition, outstanding yuan loans stood at 271.91 trillion yuan (about 39 trillion U.S. dollars) at the end of 2025, up 6.4 percent year on year.
China's aggregate social financing maintains high growth in 2025
