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With December Hike Odds Intact, Can a Midterm Rally Repair Gold, Silver’s Breakdowns?
Macro Snapshot: Gold posted its best week since late August, but it got there on rate relief that had disappeared by Friday. COMEX gold rose 4.5% to $4,074.9 and silver 5.4% to $51.94 while cheaper oil pushed the odds of a December Fed hike down from about 71% on 30 October to 64% ahead of Friday’s payrolls, according to CME FedWatch readings reported by Benzinga and Reuters. The jobs data sent the odds back up to 74.8%, CNBC reported, a
With December Hike Odds Intact, Can a Midterm Rally Repair Gold, Silver’s Breakdowns?
Macro Snapshot: Gold posted its best week since late August, but it got there on rate relief that had disappeared by Friday. COMEX gold rose 4.5% to $4,074.9 and silver 5.4% to $51.94 while cheaper oil pushed the odds of a December Fed hike down from about 71% on 30 October to 64% ahead of Friday’s payrolls, according to CME FedWatch readings reported by Benzinga and Reuters. The jobs data sent the odds back up to 74.8%, CNBC reported, a
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De Beers Begins New Sightholder Contracts
Gaborone: The De Beers Group of Companies today began its 2015-2018 Global Sightholder Sales (GSS) contract period. In addition to the 84 Sightholders, the company also added two companies to its newest client category, the Accredited Buyers, reports idexonline. While Sightholders qualify for term contract supply (provided via the Intention to Offer or ITO planning process), Accredited Buyers can purchase
Grading Standards on Focus at CIBJO Congress
Milan: Representatives of leading gem laboratories will join diamond, gemstone and jewellery industry leaders in Salvador, Brazil, on May 6, for a special conference on the first day of the 2015 CIBJO Congress, which will focus specifically on the standards and practices used by grading laboratories in the industry, and the quality of the grading reports they produce. More specifically
Antwerp Diamond Industry Prepared for More Taxes
Antwerp: The AWDC has taken note of the government decision to introduce a tax system calculated on a lump-sum basis. “Diamantaires are willing to pay higher taxes in exchange for financial predictability and legal certainty”, said Ari Epstein, CEO of the Antwerp World Diamond Centre. Under the new tax system, diamantaires would be taxed according to a fixed percentage of
RBI Vows to Trim Banks' Exposure to Corporates
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has proposed to lower the ceiling on how much a bank can lend to a single corporate group, in a move to curb risks in the banking sector at a time when bad loans are on the rise, reports firstspot.com. Under the proposal, banks would only be allowed to lend up to 25
Indian Jewellery Firms Struggle to Get Credit
Mumbai: Jewellery firms are finding it increasingly hard to get credit to import raw material and ship out their wares as banks tighten the screws, worried about defaults and sharp practices in the sector, reports Business Today. The problem has become so acute that jewellery industry executives are sitting down for talks next Tuesday with finance ministry officials, said Bachhraj
Lust for Gold Eating up World’s Last Rainforests
New York: Global demand for gold is putting some of the most remote and pristine tropical forests at risk, especially in South America, a study published in Environmental Research Letters shows. Most of the deforestation for mining occurred after 2007, when gold demand increased following the financial crisis as investors sought a safe haven for their money. Around 1,680 sq.
India’s Gold Imports to Fall in January ’15
Mumbai: Huge quantities of gold were imported by nominated agencies during November’14 in anticipation that the Indian government will introduce some stricter import curbs. But the opposite happened as the government withdrew the 80:20 rule, which tied imports to exports, that made gold easily available in the Indian market. Gold imports surged in value terms in November to $5.61 billion,
WGC, Shanghai Gold Bourse Ink MoU
Beijing: The World Gold Council (WGC) and the Shanghai Gold Exchange signed a memorandum of understanding aimed at further developing the Shanghai free trade zone as an international gold market. In a press release, the WGC said the “Comprehensive Strategic Cooperation Agreement” will support the development of gold investment products for the regional and global industry. Commenting on the partnership,
