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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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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
Gold Smuggling Arrests Jump 750% YoY in India
Mumbai, 14th April: While cases of gold smuggling in India have jumped 265% from 40 in 2012-13 to 146 in 2013-14, the number of people arrested has shot up by 750%, from 30 in 2012-13 to 255 in 2013-14, data from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence shows, according to a report published in Mineweb. “Gold imports through the legal channel have
Global Diamond Production Goes Down by 23%
Mumbai: Global diamond production plummeted 23% last year to 107.07 million carats as mining companies cut back output amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to recent data published by the Kimberley Process (KP). By value, diamond production in 2020 plunged 32% to $9.23 billion compared with $13.57 billion recorded in 2019, and averaged $86.25 per carat. Last year, Botswana was the
WHP Jewellers Launches 25th Outlet in Mumbai
Mumbai: The 112-year-old retail jewellery chain Waman Hari Pethe Jewellers launches their 25th Retail Outlet in Kohinoor Square, Dadar West, Mumbai. The brand embarked on its journey in 1909 from Girgaon and has evolved as a synonym to Maharashtrian Jewellery over years and has a strong retail footprint with a presence in Maharashtra, Goa & Indore. The store opened doors on 1st July 2021 in
BIS Mitigates Industry Fears on Hallmarking
Mumbai: Post the implementation of mandatory hallmarking from 16th June 2021, the Indian jewellery industry was seeking clarity on a host of concerns with regard to the new rules of hallmarking. India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of the gem and jewellery trade, organised a webinar on 28th June, with the authority and keynote speaker
Season 2 Finale for CIBJO's Jewellery Industry Voices
Milan: A recently released study by the leading consulting house McKinsey & Company, prepared with the support of Business of Fashion, estimated that the ecommerce jewellery market will double in size between 2019 and 2025, attaining a market share 18 to 21 percent of global fine jewellery sales, or $60 to $80 billion in annual turnover. The industry is at
