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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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Examining the Still Unrealized Potential of Brands
Milan: It was the Greek philosopher Aristotle and not a branding guru who first coined the term “the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” but it could well have been the marketing guy. The ability of a brand to elevate a product’s perceived value, over and above the accumulative worth of its various components, is a hallmark
Exemption of AIDC to boost Jewellery Exports: GJEPC
Mumbai: The Finance Ministry of India has issued a notification dated 17th February 2021, of the amendments made to the finance bill 2021 with regards to the Agriculture Infrastructure and Development Cess (AIDC) exemption on gold/Silver bars and dore for exporters. However, it maintains that the gold/silver bars and dore imported for domestic use will attract AIDC. In the Finance
Guide for Classifying Natural & Cultured Pearls
Milan: CIBJO’s Pearl Commission has released the first edition of the CIBJO Guide for Classifying Natural Pearls and Cultured Pearls. The 62-page illustrated document provides an overarching view of natural and cultured pearls, from both seawater and freshwater sources, and highlights the important parameters by which their appearance can be described and assessed in terms of physical dimensions and quality. It is
Rajesh Exports Reported Robust Growth
Bengaluru (By Evaluate Research): Rajesh Exports has reported robust growth in net profit, much ahead of our expectations, on a sequential QoQ basis, despite a global economic slowdown and a higher gold price, indicating business performance is surely recovering. Net profit for the fiscal third quarter [ended December] came in at Rs.2276 mn, up 32% on a sequential QoQ basis. The
Artisan Awards Receives 800 Artworks
Mumbai: An afternoon filled with awe and excitement, the Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC), hosted the first round of screening for the Artisan Awards 2014. The eminent jury panel selected a total of 40 sketches from 800 entries, narrowing down the best in design, ingeniously bringing alive the movie eras through jewellery. Sanjiv Banerjee, Mamta Rajaram,
Surat to Have India's First Diamond SEZ Soon
Surat: The State of Gujarat in India is now proposing to set up a SEZ (Special Economic Zone) exclusively for diamonds in Surat, possibly the first of its kind in India. According to Gujarat’s Finance Minister Saurabh Patel, the SEZ will be set up in a month or two, as reported in Economic Times. The state government is keen that
India, China Sign MoU on Gem Trade
Jaipur: The gemstone councils of China and India recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to help facilitate seamless jewellery trade between the two countries, the Times of India reported. The MoU was inked between India’s Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and China Gems Centre (CGC) on the sidelines of the Jewellers Association Show in Jaipur. Panyu City Vice
International Diamond Week Postponed
Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Exchange announced today it is postponing the summer edition of the Israel Diamond Week, originally scheduled for September 1-4. The exchange quoted the continuing tensions in the region as the chief reason for the postponement. In a statement IDE President Shmuel Schnitzer said that “in view of the recent events in our region, the board
