Gold tops $4,500 with silver and platinum also hitting all-time highs
Gold bars and coins are stacked in the vault of the gold house Pro Aurum in Munich, Germany. — Reuters/File Gold rose 0.1% to $4,492.51 from a record high of $4,525.19. Silver gains $72.27 to hit an all-time high of $72.70. Little liquidity at the end of the year exaggerates recent price movements. Gold broke above $4,500 an ounce for the first time on Wednesday, while silver and platinum also climbed to record highs as investors piled into the precious metals on safe-haven demand and expectations that US interest rates will be cut further next year. Spot gold was up












