A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down

Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the

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A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down

Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the

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Baselworld Cancels 2022 Show

The show last took place in 2019, has been hit by the wholesale departure of high-profile names exhibitors, the launch of a rival event by Rolex, Patek Philippe, and others, and Covid-related postponements and cancelations. The show, which dates back to 1917 has also flip-flopped on its identity, ditching the Baselword name in favor of HourUniverse, then switching back to

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Diamond Output to be 25% Below Pre-Pandemic Levels

Moscow: Alrosa said revenue in Q3 2021 amounted to RUB 77 billion, down 18% quarter-on-quarter (qoq) driven by a 20% lower diamond sales volumes and changes in the sales mix. This was partially offset by a higher price index (+10% qoq). The company’s Q3 revenue grew 55% year-on-year due to the low base of Q3 2020 (rough diamond sales of

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India's Policy will Make India Gold Trading Hub: GJEPC

Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has been spearheading brainstorming and multi stakeholder discussions at structural policy reforms of India’s bullion sector. It helped the Govt. to understand the opinion of the stakeholders from three previous editions of its annual India Gold & Jewellery Summit (IGJS). In the backdrop of the same, the 4th edition of IGJS

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Russia, Belgium Sign MoU on KP Certificates

Moscow: Russia and Belgium signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the electronic exchange of the Kimberley Process (KP) Certificates. The signing took place on the sidelines of the KP Plenary session, attended by the Federal Customs Service of Russia and the Federal Public Service Economy of Belgium. The memorandum will accelerate the turnover of diamond products between business partners

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CIBJO and Fairtrade International Sign MOU

Moscow, 23rd May: CIBJO and Fairtrade International have signed a Memorandum of Understanding according to which Fairtrade commits to working with CIBJO and its member organizations to improving certified Fairtrade gold supplies to the jewellery markets and members of CIBJO-associated organisations, and CIBJO commits to facilitating and encouraging its members to adopt and integrate fairtrade gold and metals into their

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RBI Allows Private Agencies to Import Gold

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) yesterday eased tough gold import rules by permitting seven more private agencies to import the yellow metal. It is a measure that industry officials say could increase supplies and reduce premiums in the peak wedding season. Gold imports by India, the world’s No. 2 bullion consumer after China, could quickly rise from current

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GJEPC Flays Surat Diamantaires on Bourse Plan

Mumbai, 22nd May: The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), of India has criticized the move by some diamantaires in Surat to shift their Mumbai operations to the proposed Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) in Surat, reports The Times of India. GJEPC chairman Vipul Shah said, “It is not the prerogative of 50 diamantaires to decide and win over others

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India Raises Import Tariff Value of Gold, Silver

Mumbai: India has raised its import tariff value of gold and silver on Wednesday. Indian government has trimmed its import tariff value of gold from $421 per ten grams to $431 per 10 grams and silver from $644 per kilo gram to $ 646 per kilo gram, said the ministry of finance. Import tariff value is the base price on which

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