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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DGCX to Launch Spot Gold Contract

Dubai: Dubai Gold and Commodities Exchange (DGCX), a financial and commodity derivatives exchange is getting ready to launch a spot gold contract and a number of commodities, equity and currency derivative contracts between now and the end of the year, said Gary Anderson, CEO of DGCX in an interview with Gulf News. The exchange primarily focused on derivatives is all

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GJEPC’s Banking Seminar on Saturday

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has organized Diamond, Gem & Jewellery Banking Summit-2014 on Saturday, 28th June 2014 in Mumbai. The who’s who of Banking, Gem & Jewellery Trade and Ministry of Finance officials will be present on one platform to discuss the issues like- Aspects and Present Issues on Financing for the Gem & Jewellery

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IDMA Tackles Thorny Issues at 36th WDC

Antwerp: With the close of the 36th World Diamond Congress in Antwerp, Belgium, members of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) concluded their deliberations, after raising and discussing a long list of topics that weigh heavily on the minds of diamond manufacturers worldwide. IDMA President Maxim Shkadov emphasized at the concluding press conference on June 19 that his organization was

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IMF Urges Zimbabwe to Boost Transparency

Harare: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) stated that Zimbabwe remains committed to implementing the policies and reforms that were agreed to with an IMF-monitored program and to stay engaged with international financial institutions. The program marked its first anniversary this month and while the IMF suggested a number of guidelines to stabilize Zimbabwe’s economy, the organization also concluded that the

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GJEPC Welcomes Relief Measures Declared by Govt.

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has welcomed the relief measures in the financial year end related operational measures announced by Hon. Union Finance Minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman. Mr. Colin Shah, Vice Chairman, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC), said, “We welcome the relief in the financial year end related operational measures as these will give some relief

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India Declares Total Lockdown for 21 Days

Mumbai: In the wake of alarming spread of the COVID-19 globally as well as in India, the government has decided to enforce complete isolation through 21 days’ nation wide lockdown. In his live address through electronic media and radio to the people of nation, the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi said that entire India will be locked down for the

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India's Diamond Sector Hit Hard by the Pandemic

Mumbai: India’s diamond cutting and polishing hub located in Surat is hard hit following the worst crash in polished diamonds prices in the international market. The prices have fallen 7%-10% due to a severe economic crisis in the key diamond consuming countries coupled with the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic, say media reports. The plummeting of prices comes on the heels

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Registration for 37th IIJS Premiere Opens

Mumbai: Visitor Registration for the 37th IIJS Premiere, scheduled to be held from August 6-10 2020, has opened on March 16, the organisers, GJEPC have announced. The process is online and those interested in availing of the Early Mover advantage while registering can log on to the IIJS Premiere website at www.iijs.org for the purpose. The show is among the

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