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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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JGTD Attains 20% Growth
Dubai: Jewellery, Gem & Technology in Dubai (JGTD) saw a year-over-year 20% boost in buyer attendance throughout its three-day run, driven by an influx of new and returning buyers from 95 countries and regions. Held from 12 to 14 February at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), the B2B show is poised to live up to its boundless potential as
GIA India Makes Contribution to GJNRF
Mumbai: As a part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives, GIA India Laboratory Private Limited made a contribution to the Gem & Jewellery National Relief Foundation (GJNRF) for the Swasthya Kosh Fund, which provides preventive healthcare through an insurance plan for contracted workers of the gem and jewellery industry. GJNRF is a fund created by the Gem & Jewellery
IIJS Premiere 2023 to be Held at 2 Venues in Mumbai
Mumbai: The India International Jewellery Show(IIJS) Premiere, for the first time in its 39-year old history, will be held at two different venues in Mumbai city – NESCO Goregaon & JIO World. This distinct move highlights the increasing importance of the gem and jewellery industry in both domestic and export trade in India. IIJS Premiere 2023 will witness the industry’s
Russian Diamond Exports Increased after Ukraine War
Moscow: Despite U.S. sanctions, Russian diamond sales rose after the Ukraine war began, according to Kimberley Process (KP) statistics for the first half of 2022. The numbers—which have not yet been made public—reveal that following the Feb. 24, 2022, invasion of Ukraine, Russia sharply increased diamond exports to the European Union (which includes Antwerp, Belgium) as well as to two
Artisan Awards 2024 on 12-13 Feb
Mumbai: Come and fall in love with Design once again this Valentine’s Day! The Year’s biggest Wearable Artworks & Crafts Design Fest will be celebrated at The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council’s Artisan Design Jewellery Awards 2024 on 12-13 February at the Ice Factory, Ballard Estate in South Mumbai. Among many design themes, ‘Jewellery as Art’ will take centre-stage
GJEPC Welcomes Interim Budget
New Delhi: India’s Finance Minister (FM) Ms. Nirmala Sitharaman yesterday presented Union Budget 2024 in Parliament. This is an interim budget as it came just ahead of the General Elections. No changes were announced in the tax slabs in both old and new regime. This was Nirmala Sitharaman’s sixth Union Budget. The full-fledged budget will be presented by the new government that
India’s Gold Demand in 2023 Declined by 3%
Mumbai: The World Gold Council’s (WGC) Gold Demand Trends report reveals that annual gold demand (excluding OTC) fell to 4,448t in 2023, down just 5% from a notably strong 2022. When factoring in demand from the OTC markets and other sources, total demand climbed to a new annual record at 4,899t. Investment from this more opaque source of demand supported
GJC Seeks Customs Duty Reduction in Budget
Mumbai: All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), a national apex body for the gems & jewellery industry, has urged the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to withdraw the Basic Customs Duty on gold and also GST on the gems & jewellery industry. In the pre-budget recommendation 2024-25, the apex body has submitted an exhaustive list of recommendations for
