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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
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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SSEF Launches Service for Melee Diamonds
Basel: The Swiss Gemmological Institute SSEF has announced the successful conclusion of validation testing of the ASDI-500, the newest version of the Automated Diamond Spectral Inspection device, developed with Swiss robotics company UNIMEC SA. The system is able to screen very large quantities of round colourless polished melee, detecting and extracting synthetics and simulants from among the natural diamonds. More
Rajesh Exports: Record Sales +40% YoY
Bengaluru: (By Evaluate Research): Rajesh Exports reported stellar results, ahead of our expectations, both in terms of revenues as well as profits, for the fiscal fourth quarter [ended March]. The performance continues to beat expectations as growth in the previous quarter was also solid. Revenue increased significantly by 35% YoY to a record high level of Rs.1154 bn as compared
Augmont Gold Designs the Thinnest Gold Coin
Mumbai: The Asia Book of Records has officially recognized Augmont Gold for All for designing the Thinnest Gold Coin. This remarkable accomplishment is a testament to Augmont’s dedication to innovation and making Gold accessible to all. The Thinnest Gold Coin, created by Augmont Gold for All, measures a groundbreaking thickness of less than 1mm with a weight of 100mg and
8 Diamond Companies Partner with NDC
Mumbai: The Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has announced a major partnership with eight of the world’s most influential diamantaires. For the first time since the inception of the NDC (formerly the Diamond Producers Association), a collective agreement has been reached with a significant number of major businesses in the natural diamond value chain. This strategic alliance between the NDC and
Gemfields to Sponsor 16th ICA Conference
Colombo: Colored gemstone supplier Gemfields has announced its sponsorship of the International Colored Gemstone Association’s ICA Congress, which is slated for May 16-19 in Sri Lanka. Now in its 16th year, the congress brings together leaders and experts in the gem industry with a number of presentations and special events highlighting colored gemstones. Attending the event on behalf of Gemfields
Rough Diamond Days on Feb 25-26
Antwerp: The Antwerpsche Diamantkring (ADK), the Rough Diamond Bourse, will be holding the next edition of its Rough Diamond Days, February 25 and 26, in the ADK trading hall, open to all WFDB members worldwide. The ADK’s history making first edition of the Rough Diamond Days was held last November. “It was a great opportunity to place the Kring in
Foundation Ceremony of SDB now on 15th Feb
Surat: Foundation stone ceremony of the proposed Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) now has been postponed on 15th February. Earlier the ceremony was scheduled to be performed on 8th February. The ceremony will be performed, as declared earlier by Gujarat Chief Minister Mrs. Anandiben Patel in presence of 20,000 invited people. Around 12,000 diamond merchants of which 5,000 are from Mumbai
Angola, U.S. Pledge to Enforce KP Core Principles
New York: Angola and the United States have pledged to work together to enforce the core principles of the Kimberley Process (KP) to ensure that diamond revenues do not contribute to violence, but instead to peace and prosperity. Angola was the current KP chair. “The United States reaffirmed its support for Angola’s chairmanship of the Kimberley Process,” reads a joint
