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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Govt. Clarifies Re-Import Rules for Unsold Jewellery at Exhibitions

New Delhi: India’s Ministry of Commerce & Industry has issued a crucial clarification concerning the re-import of unsold jewellery exported for exhibitions under specific conditions outlined in the Handbook of Procedure, 2023. This announcement follows recent amendments to the import policy for certain jewellery items. The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT), Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce & Industry,

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7th Platinum BSM on 4th & 5th July

Kochi: Platinum Guild International (PGI)-India has organized the highly anticipated 7th edition of its prestigious flagship event, the Platinum Buyer-Seller Meet (BSM) in Kochi. The marquee event will be held on 4th and 5th of July 2024, bringing together 16 official platinum jewellery manufacturers and leading names in retail jewellery business under the PGI programme. Renowned for its focus on design and

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Resilient Performance by India’s Jewellery Sector

Mumbai: India’s gems and jewellery sector continues to demonstrate resilience and growth, as highlighted by the latest export performance data for the period of April to May 2024. The overall gross exports of Gems & Jewellery during this period amounted to US$ 4691.58 million (Rs. 39123.07 crores), showcasing a commendable performance. While this reflects a slight decline of 5.94% (-4.56%

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GJEPC Leaders Meet New Ministers to Discuss Industry Issues

New Delhi: The leadership team of the GJEPC, including Chairman Mr. Vipul Shah, Vice Chairman Mr. Kirit Bhansali, Executive Director Mr. Sabyasachi Ray, along with Policy Advisor Ms. Monika Mohta, held a meeting with the Honourable Finance Minister, Smt Nirmala Sitharaman today, 13th June. The GJEPC delegation congratulated the Finance Minister on her efforts and discussed pressing issues and challenges currently

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CIBJO Releases Gemmological Special Report

Milan: With fewer than two weeks to go to the opening of the 2021 CIBJO Congress on November 1, 2021, the sixth of this year’s CIBJO Special Reports has been released. Prepared by CIBJO’s Gemmological Commission, headed by Hanco Zwaan, the report focuses on two issues, namely the establishment of criteria for defining gem variety names, and the creation of

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Drivers of Indian Gold Demand: Report by WGC

The World Gold Council (WGC) yesterday launched a report titled ‘The Drivers of Indian Gold Demand’, the first in a series of in-depth analysis on the Indian gold market. Using an econometric model, it draws on three decades of annual data, dating from 1990 to 2020, to gauge some of the principal influences driving gold demand in India. The report

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India's H1 Gem & Jewellery Exports Rise 11%

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery exports have been picking up since the start of the year and have maintained the momentum through the first half of the fiscal year. During April to September 2021, the overall gross exports of gems & jewellery recorded a growth of 11% to Rs. 140412.94 crore (+5.13% in dollar terms to US$18984.49 million) as compared to April-September 2019 of Rs. 126461.93 crore (US$ 18058.52 million). Mr.

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Angola Int'l Diamond Conference from 25th Nov

Luanda: The Ministry of Mineral Resources, Petroleum and Gas (MIREMPET) informed that the first International Diamond Conference in Angola would be held from November 25 to 27, 2021, in Saurimo, the capital of the Lunda Sul province. The conference will include the participation of Mining Ministers from the main African diamond-producing nations, leaders of diamond companies and national and international

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