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Why Did Gold & Silver Break Down Just as Fed Hike Bets Faded
Macro Snapshot: The rate backdrop eased during the week ending 23 October, which makes the metals’ slide harder to explain. CME FedWatch odds of a hike at the 27 to 28 October FOMC meeting had settled near one in three on 14 October, after the 3.7% September CPI print, and stood at 9.4% by 23 October. December hike odds slipped from about 90% to close to 80%. The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.00% against 5.09% a week earlier, and
Why Did Gold & Silver Break Down Just as Fed Hike Bets Faded
Macro Snapshot: The rate backdrop eased during the week ending 23 October, which makes the metals’ slide harder to explain. CME FedWatch odds of a hike at the 27 to 28 October FOMC meeting had settled near one in three on 14 October, after the 3.7% September CPI print, and stood at 9.4% by 23 October. December hike odds slipped from about 90% to close to 80%. The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.00% against 5.09% a week earlier, and
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IIJS Celebration & Award Night
Mumbai: Renowned Bollywood singer Javed Ali set the stage on fire with his electrifying performance at IIJS Celebration Night at Jio World Convention Centre on 4th Jan on the eve of IIJS Signature organized by India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The crowd went ballistic when he started singing the popular Bollywood numbers! An entertaining night that left
IJPM’s Construction to Begin this Month
Mumbai: The first-of-its-kind India Jewellery Park Mumbai’s (IJPM) construction will commence this month, announced Mr. Vipul Shah, Chairman, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) during the inauguration of the 17th edition of India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Signature gem & jewellery trade show at Bombay Exhibition Centre (BEC), NESCO, Goregaon East. Phase 1 of India Jewellery Park Mumbai, including the
Reena Ahluwalia Releases ‘Diamond Trails’
Mumbai: Five Diamond Stories by Five Writers. Five Diamond Paintings by Artist Reena Ahluwalia. Five Ways to Make an Impact. Globally acclaimed jewelry designer and artist, Reena Ahluwalia has released Diamond Trails, a ground-breaking diamond project at the IIJS Signature Show in Mumbai. The project is hosted and championed by GJEPC in India. Diamond Trails is a trailblazing art project
17th Edition of IIJS Signature Inaugurated
Mumbai: Mr. Mangal Prabhat Lodha, Minister of Skill Development, Employment, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Govt. of Maharashtra, inaugurated the 17th edition India International Jewellery Show (IIJS) Signature organized by India’s apex trade body, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). The inauguration ceremony was also graced by the presence of several esteemed dignitaries, including Guest of Honour Mr. Saurabh Gadgil, Managing Director
India Cuts Tariff Value on Imported Gold Again
New Delhi: The government on Friday slashed the import tariff value on gold for the second straight week to $354 per 10 gm in line with weak global prices of the precious metal. The import tariff value is the base price at which the customs duty is determined to prevent under-invoicing. Usually, the tariff value on gold and silver is
De Beers Revises 2015 Production Guidance
Gaborone: Global diamond giant, De Beers Group, which is 85-percent owned by Anglo American, has revised its production guidance for 2015 to 29 million carats from 31 million carats. Anglo chief executive Mark Cutifani said the move was necessitated by a continuation of the market weakness of late 2014 during the first six months of the year that resulted in
Commodity Prices to Decline in 2015: World Bank
New York: The prices for all major commodities will like fall in 2015, the World Bank forecasted in its Commodity Markets Outlook report released on Wednesday. The bank projected that prices for precious metals, specifically gold, silver and platinum, will decline 9 percent in 2015 due primarily to reduced investment demand. The bank said that it expected gold prices to
India Grants Duty Exemption to Three Labs
Mumbai: Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has informed all diamantaires that the Central Board of Excise and Customs (CBEC), Government of India, has issued a notification granting duty exemption on cut & polished diamonds that are imported for the purposes of ‘grading or certification and re-export out of India’ to three laboratories operating within the country. The three
