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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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‘INDRA’ Launched to Promote Natural Diamonds
Mumbai: De Beers Group, the world’s leading diamond company, and the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), India’s apex jewellery trade body, yesterday announced the commencement of a strategic collaboration to strengthen the natural diamond narrative within the Indian gem and jewellery trade. The collaboration titled, INDRA – Indian Natural Diamond Retailer Alliance, will focus on supporting independent retailers in India
CIBJO Seminars at Vicenzaoro
Milan: CIBJO’s long-running Jewellery Industry Voices webinar and seminar series will kick off its sixth season in typical fashion, at the VICENZAORO show in Vicenza, Italy. As was the case last year, seven hybrid seminars will take place – in person at the Fiera di Vicenza exposition centre, and simultaneously live streamed. They will be held over two days, on Saturday,
Kumar Mangalam Birla Graces IIJS Signature 2025
Mumbai: Industry luminary Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla, Chairman of the Aditya Birla Group, visited IIJS Signature on 6th January 2025. During his visit, Mr. Birla was briefed by Mr. Nirav Bhansali, Convener of National Exhibitions, GJEPC and Mr. Sabyasachi Ray, Executive Director, GJEPC, about the Council’s key initiatives and activities aimed at driving growth and development of the Indian jewellery
DHL Signs MoU with GJEPC
Mumbai: DHL Express, the world’s leading international express services provider, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) to ship India-crafted jewellery via courier mode, leveraging DHL’s time-definite international (TDI) delivery service. As the first international logistics provider to sign an MoU with GJEPC, DHL will support local jewellery and gem makers
IIJS Signature 2022 is Postponed
Mumbai: Owing to the prevailing pandemic scenario in India, the IIJS Signature show scheduled from January 6- 9, 2022 at the Jio World Convention Centre, Mumbai has been postponed. A communique issued by India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) says that the Council has in place all requisite permissions to organise the show following Covid appropriate guidelines, Based
Some Exemptions from Mandatory Hallmarking
Mumbai: In a major relief to the industry, the Govt. through the notification dated 24th December 2021, has issued guidelines on exemptions given in Hallmarking of Gold Jewellery and Gold Artefacts including on any article meant for international exhibitions; any article meant for domestic business-to-business exhibitions, approved by the Government; and special categories of jewellery, namely Kundan, Polki and Jadaau. This announcement has
Jewelers of America Postpones Gem Awards
New York: The Jewelers of America (JA) trade group has pushed off its 2022 GEM Awards gala due to the rapid spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant across the US. The event, which was due to take place on January 14 in New York, is now scheduled for March 18 at the same location, the JA said Wednesday. “With Omicron moving
10th Sales Cycle of De Beers Generates $332 Mln.
Gaborone: De Beers reported sales of $332 million for the 10th and final sales cycle of 2021 compared with sales of $438 million for the preceding 9th cycle and $452 million in the 10th cycle of 2020. Mr. Bruce Cleaver, CEO of the De Beers Group, said, “Rough diamond demand and midstream sentiment continued to be positive in the final
