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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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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India may Announce Budget Sops

Mumbai: India’s gems and jewellery sector, one of the focus areas of the government’s ambitious ‘Make in India’ programme, may get incentives in the Union Budget next month. The sector contributes significantly to growth in the country’s overall exports and has been identified by the government as one of the 25 focus segments for ‘Make in India’ campaign. Commerce and

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DDE to Host Second Diamond Conference

Dubai: The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) has announced that it will host the second Dubai Diamond Conference. The agenda will include panel discussions on business development in Africa, ethics, finance and synthetic diamonds. The two-day event will include speakers from Africa, the Middle East and Asia, including several ministers of Mines and Mineral Resources from leading African diamond producing countries.

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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

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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.

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IGJA 2014 Awards Function in Mumbai on Jan 29

Mumbai: Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Devendra Fadnavis will be the Chief Guest at function for the distribution of the India Gems & Jewellery Awards 2014 (IGJA) which will be held at NCPA, Mumbai on January 29, 2015. IGJA honours outstanding performers from within the industry across different product segments, banks and agencies involved in finance and supply of gold to

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ADK’s Next Rough Diamond Days

Antwerp: The Antwerpsche Diamantkring (ADK), the world’s leading rough diamond bourse, announced it will hold the next edition of its Rough Diamond Days, February 25 and 26, in the ADK trading hall. The ADK’s history making first edition of the Rough Diamond Days was held last November. “It was a great opportunity to place the Kring in the spotlight,” ADK

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300 Israeli Exhibitors at Int'l Diamond Week

Ramat Gan: Around 300 members of the Israel Diamond Exchange will be exhibiting their diamond stocks on the trading floor of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) at the International Diamond Week (IDW) in February. They will be joined on the IDE trading by members of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York, the Antwerp Diamond Bourse (Beurs voor Diamanthandel). The

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Gem-A Offers New Coloured Stones Grading Course

London: The Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) has announced the official introduction of its brand new Coloured Stones Grading Course as launched at their annual Conference from 1 -4 November 2014, at the Business Design Centre, Islington. The new course, run in association with colour communication and gem grading specialists, Gemewizard, is designed to provide jewellers, gemmologists and enthusiasts

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