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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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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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

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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

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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

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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

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India Scraps 80:20 Norms

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India announced withdrawal on Friday with immediate effect of the gold import restrictions popularly known as the “80:20” scheme. Introduced in August last year to control the country’s widening current account deficit (CAD), the rule enjoined all gold importers to supply at least 20 per cent of the quantity brought in to jewellery exporters. Permission

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Are Platinum Prices Manipulated?

New York: A family run jewellery firm has issued a legal notice against major banking corporations for their alleged involvement in the rigging of metals contracts. Modern Settings has filed a class action lawsuit against banking giants Goldman Sachs, HSBC and Standard Bank. They were joined by chemical company, BASF, alleging manipulation of benchmarks used to set the price of

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Chow Tai Fook Exploring Diamond Mine Acquisitions

Beijing: Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd. (1929) is considering acquiring stakes in diamond mines to secure long-term supply of the gems as it targets growing demand for diamond jewelry in China, reports Bloomberg.com. Several mines around the world have asked Chow Tai Fook to invest, and the company has looked at some Canadian ones, Executive Director Adrian Cheng said

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New Surat Diamond Bourse to Come up at Khajod

Surat: The most awaited project of proposed Surat Diamond Bourse has recently got a fillip as the Gujarat government has principally agreed to allot a plot at Khajod, said Mr. Pravin Nanavati, the former president of Southern Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SGCCI). The proposed bourse would be spread over 300 acres plot and probable the largest in the

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