The main events affecting international $Gold - main 2502(GCmain)$ $E-Micro Gold - Dec 2024(MGC2412)$ prices in 2024 included expectations of rate cuts by the Federal Reserve, which spurred continuous gold purchases by central banks globally; geopolitical tensions in Russia-Ukraine, the Middle East, Israel-Lebanon, and Israel-Gaza, which drove safe-haven gold prices higher; an unexpected 50BP rate cut by the Fed in September, which initiated a second round of gold price increases for 2024; and after the US elections, economic uncertainty decreased, causing gold prices to retreat.1. The specific moves of gold in 2024 can be divided into the following stages:Early January to February (Volatile Phas