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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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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
Angola Gives 5-Year Exploration Licence to Lulo
Luanda: The Angolan Minister of Mines and Geology has formally approved a new kimberlite exploration licence for the Lulo Diamond Project – known for yielding large, type-IIa diamonds, which account for less than 1% of global supply – operated Australian diamond miner Lucapa. The new kimberlite exploration licence is for a period of five years and covers the entire 3,000
Gauteng IDZ Delegation Visits GJEPC’s Jaipur Office
Jaipur: A three-member delegation from South Africa’s Gauteng IDZ, visited The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC)’s Regional Office, Jaipur, on November 17, 2016. The members of the delegation were: Maidei Matika, Sr. Manager, Stakeholder Relations, Gauteng IDZ; Lauren Patlansky, MD, Grant Thornton (Consultants to Gauteng IDZ); and S. C. Pradhan, Sr. Economic Advisor, South African High Commission, New
ALROSA Holds New Diamond Auction at EDC
Moscow: ALROSA has announced the next rough diamond auction at the Eurasian Diamond Centre (EDC) in Vladivostok, reports Rough&Poloshed. The company introduced small, boart and boart&drilling categories of diamonds at the auction, which may be of interest for both jewelry and tool-making industry. The volume of the planned sale exceeds 500 000 carats. ALROSA invited 23 companies to take part
Shrenuj Sight Suspended, Downs Botswana Ops
Mumbai: Shrenuj & Co., one of India’s largest diamond cutting firms, said its supply arrangement with De Beers has been suspended, and its Botswana operations were scaled back amid continued strain on its liquidity position, according to a report published on Rapaport. “In the recent few months, we have been facing strong headwinds in our business, largely due to external
