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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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JNA Awards 2014: Deadline for Entries Extended to 8th May
Hong Kong: JNA Awards, the annual industry-wide event that honors the innovators and leaders of the international jewellery industry, with a focus on their achievements and contribution in Asia, has now extended the deadline for accepting entries up to 8th May, 2014, an official press release issued by the organizer says. Individuals or companies may submit their entries or on behalf
CIBJO Releases Colored Stone Special Report
Milan: With fewer than five weeks to go to the opening of the 2014 CIBJO Congress in Moscow on May 19, 2014, the fourth of the CIBJO commissions Special Reports has been released, as stated in a press brief. Prepared by the CIBJO Colored Stone Commission, headed by Nilam Alawdeen, the report focusses on the proper disclosure of gemstone treatments and
Indias Silver Jewellery Exports Double
Mumbai: A shortage of gold as a raw material and the consequent decline in gold jewellery exports appears to have opened up new avenues of growth for silver jewellery in India, reports Mineweb. Indias silver jewellery exports rose 45.33% to $84.1 million in February 2014, and jumped 89% in the 11-month period to $1.35 billion, according to data from the Gem
AGL Celebrates Five Years under New Management
New York, 15th April: American Gemological Laboratories (AGL), a provider of high-quality gemstone analysis and reporting is celebrating its five-year anniversary under the stewardship of Christopher P. Smith. “Five years ago, AGL was re-privatized during one of the most difficult periods the US and world financial markets have experienced in recent decades. AGL, however, had a good reputation and we did
CIBJO Releases Diamond Special Report
Milan: With fewer than seven weeks to go to the opening of the 2019 CIBJO Congress in Manama, Bahrain, on November 18, 2019, the fourth of the CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Diamond Commission, headed by Udi Sheintal, the report focuses predominantly on what it refers to as the “faultline” between diamonds mined in nature and man-made
Need for Transparency in Diamond Transactions
Dubai: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) Presidents Meeting after a special session on blockchain technology and supply source traceability has decided to take further steps on the need for increased transparency in diamond transactions. The decision came after a debate on the conclusions of a panel on traceability, provenance and blockchain technology which included De Beers Group’s Feriel
De Beers Progresses in Women Entrepreneur Training
On the second anniversary of becoming a HeForShe Thematic Champion and partnering with UN Women, De Beers Group announced that more than 700 women micro-entrepreneurs in Namibia and South Africa have successfully completed their training. The Accelerating Women Owned Micro-Enterprises (AWOME) programme has also recently launched in Botswana, creating even more opportunities for women micro-entrepreneurs to participate. Part of De
IDE Continues Natural Diamonds Campaign
Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) is continuing its “We Love Natural Diamonds” international campaign in collaboration with the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB). Today IDE’s third video in the series was presented at the World Federation of Diamond Bourses Presidents Meeting in Dubai by WFDB President Ernie Blom, who cited IDE’s campaign as a model to be
