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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India Invited to Invest in Diamond Mining in Angola

Mumbai: India Embassy in Angola, The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC) and Angola-India Chamber of Commerce, jointly organised the India Global Connect – Angola on 3rd December 2020. This platform gave an opportunity for representatives from both the countries to share and understand how they can enhance their trade relation further. The Indian panellists included Srikar

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Platinum Days of Love Launches New Campaign

Mumbai: 2020 has been a year like none other! And all the challenges of it, put love to the test. While for some, being locked in with their loved ones, presented its own troubles, others had to put their relationship through the test of a long-distance separation and patiently wait to be together again. The hurdles that love has had

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Israel Diamond Exchange & Bahrain Bourse Sign MOU

Ramat Gan: The Bahraini Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism Mr. Zayed R. Alzayani, the CEO of the Bahrain Bourse Sheikh Khalifa bin Ebrahim Al-Khalifa and other high level government officials visited the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) yesterday to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the IDE and the Bahrain Bourse. This agreement comes after another historic event that

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Technological Transformation of Col. Gemstone Trade

Milan: Among the various sectors of which the jewellery trade is comprised, companies handling coloured gemstones have faced some of the most daunting of challenges. Although their products are wildly popular among consumers, they have been hamstrung by a number of elements. These include a vast and complex supply chain, where almost all of the mining companies, lapidaries and wholesalers

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ADB's Profit -31%, Interest Income +13%

Antwerp: The Antwerp Diamond Bank (ADB), a subsidiary of the KBC Bank, reported that its balance sheet fell 7 percent year on year to $2.4 billion (EUR 1.692 billion) in 2013, according to a report published on Rapaport. A selective credit issuing policy during the year held the bank’s number of debtors stable, and global net interest income rose almost

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Chow Tai Fook to Buy Hearts On Fire for $150 Mn

Beijing: Chinese retailer and manufacturer Chow Tai Fook is buying all the assets of diamond brand Hearts On Fire for $150 million in cash, reports jckonline. The company will be run as a standalone division under current management, a statement said, though there are plans to introduce the brand into Chow Tai Fook’s retail network in Hong Kong, China, Macau,

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Hardest Synthetic Diamond Ever Made Unveiled

Beijing: Chinese researchers from Yanshan University have created a synthetic diamond harder than its natural counterpart and able to withstand even hotter temperatures, according to a report published in mining.com The team, led by Yongjun Tian, says the new form of diamond could be used to make superior cutting or crushing tools, capable of operate under very extreme conditions. The

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'Presidents Forum' Formed

Antwerp: The heads of the jewellery and diamond industry’s four leading international representative bodies have agreed on Tuesday to establish “The Presidents Forum,” which is a joint consultative committee with its members being the presidents of each organization. Together they will discuss and formulate coordinated strategies and policies for the industry on important issues of common interest. Hosted by Dr.

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