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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De Beers August Sight Estimated at $715M

Gaborone: The De Beers August sight closed last week with an estimated value of $715 million as the company maintained steady prices despite liquidity concerns in the diamond manufacturing sector. Rough trading slowed on the secondary market and premiums on De Beers boxes declined, with boxes selling at average low single-digit percentages during and after the sight. “The market is

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Debswana Prolongs Lifespan of Mines To 2050

Gaborone: Debswana, a joint venture between De Beers and the Botswana government, has extended the lifespan of its mines in the southern African country to 2050. Company managing director Balisi Bonyongo was quoted by APA as saying that the extension would solidify Botswana’s position as the world’s leading diamond producer by value. He also said that Debswana would continue to

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Artisan Awards Receives 800 Artworks

Mumbai: An afternoon filled with awe and excitement, the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC), hosted the first round of screening for the Artisan Awards 2014. The eminent jury panel selected a total of 40 sketches from 800 entries, narrowing down the best in design, ingeniously bringing alive the movie eras through jewellery. Sanjiv Banerjee, Mamta Rajaram,

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Surat to Have India's First Diamond SEZ Soon

Surat: The State of Gujarat in India is now proposing to set up a SEZ (Special Economic Zone) exclusively for diamonds in Surat, possibly the first of its kind in India. According to Gujarat’s Finance Minister Saurabh Patel, the SEZ will be set up in a month or two, as reported in Economic Times. The state government is keen that

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Covid Vaccination Drive for Artisans of Diamond Ind.

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) along with Gem & Jewellery National Relief Foundation (GJNRF) and World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) organised a free vaccination drive for the artisans of the diamond industry on 19th July 2021. The program was inaugurated by chief guest Mr. Vinod Ghosalkar, Chairman of Mumbai Building Repair and Reconstruction Board; Mr. Sanjay Kothari,

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De Beers & Diacore Purchase 40ct Blue Diamond

Johannesburg: De Beers Group and Diacore are proud to have partnered for the purchase of an exceptional fancy colour diamond, with the purchase of a 39.34 carat blue diamond from Cullinan Diamond Mine for a total purchase price of $ 40.18 million, split equally between the companies. This follows a similar partnership in November 2020 in which De Beers Group and

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Rough Market Thrives with Double Digit Growth

Antwerp: Figures on the trade in Antwerp in the first six months of the year demonstrate the city is back on track of the pre-pandemic upturn seen in the first few months of 2020, outperforming 2019 figures on rough trade with double digit growth. Polished trade, still suffering from the lack of trade shows and the effects of the pandemic in India, shows

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Rs. 792 Cr Raised as SBI Sells Shares of Defaulters

Mumbai: A consortium of India’s banks led by the country’s largest lender, State Bank of India (SBI), has realised Rs 792.11 crore after selling shares handed over to it by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), following confiscation to assets of fugitive businessmen Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi, according to media reports. Mehul Choksi The ED said that till date

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