Why Did Gold & Silver Break Down Just as Fed Hike Bets Faded

Macro Snapshot: The rate backdrop eased during the week ending 23 October, which makes the metals’ slide harder to explain. CME FedWatch odds of a hike at the 27 to 28 October FOMC meeting had settled near one in three on 14 October, after the 3.7% September CPI print, and stood at 9.4% by 23 October. December hike odds slipped from about 90% to close to 80%. The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.00% against 5.09% a week earlier, and

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Why Did Gold & Silver Break Down Just as Fed Hike Bets Faded

Macro Snapshot: The rate backdrop eased during the week ending 23 October, which makes the metals’ slide harder to explain. CME FedWatch odds of a hike at the 27 to 28 October FOMC meeting had settled near one in three on 14 October, after the 3.7% September CPI print, and stood at 9.4% by 23 October. December hike odds slipped from about 90% to close to 80%. The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.00% against 5.09% a week earlier, and

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Sovereign Gold Bonds Open Today for Subscription

Mumbai : The sixth tranche of gold bonds of this fiscal opens for subscription tomorrow amid volatile prices of the yellow metal in recent days. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has fixed the issue price at 5,117 per gram. Those applying online and making payment online get a discount of ₹50 per gram. For such investors, the issue price of

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Alrosa also Offers Discounts on Rough

Moscow: Alrosa has reportedly followed De Beers by discounting rough prices in response to the coronavirus slump in demand. Last week De Beers was reported to have lowered the price of larger stones at Sight 7 by as much as 10 per cent. Both miners have held firm with sales-over-volume policies until now, despite smaller rivals offering discounts of up

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GJEPC UNCUT 2020: Webinar with IT Department

Mumbai: India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) jointly organized an informative webinar along with top officials of the Income Tax Department on 28th August, to discuss the benefits and outline the procedures of the “Faceless Assessment Scheme, Appeals and Income Tax Charter”. The discussion touched upon the benefits of new faceless assessment, appeals and Income Tax Charter and

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CIBJO's 2nd Webinar Series Kicks off from Sep 3

Milan: Season 2 of CIBJO’s popular webinar series will kick off on Thursday, September 3, 2020, with a panel of retail jewellery trade experts, who together will consider one of the most vexing challenges facing their sector in living memory – how to plan and prepare for the upcoming holiday seasons in the midst of a global pandemic. Traditionally, the

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Kiran Gems Gives First Melee Screening Machine

Mumbai: Kiran Gems, the world’s largest manufacturer of diamonds, had the first [De Beers] International Institute of Diamond Grading and Research’s (IIDGR) diamond Automated Melee Screening (AMS) machine commissioned at its headquarters in the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB), Mumbai. AMS is currently the most advanced machine with the latest technology in CVD screening. Dinesh Lakhani, director of global sales said:

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Forevermark Eyeing 30% Revenue from India

Jaipur: Forevermark, the premium diamond brand from the world’s largest diamond company, De Beers Group, expects India to contribute about 30 per cent to the brand’s global sales in three-four years from about 15 per cent now. Forevermark, which entered the Indian market in 2011, retails through over 150 retailers and wholesalers across the country. The company doesn’t intend to

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World’s Largest Faceted Sapphire Up For Sale

Atlanta: Ophir Collection, LLC has announced that the Ophir Collection of rare gemstones is available for sale. The collection has been awarded nine GUINNESS WORLD RECORDS titles. Included within the collection is the world’s largest faceted Sapphire, the Ophir Sapphire. Weighing 31,308 carats, roughly the size of a dinner plate, the extraordinary blue gemstone is recognized by Guinness World Records

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Two Miners Leave World Gold Council

London: Two longtime members of the World Gold Council have resigned from the organization, reportedly for financial reasons. The decisions of AngloGold Ashanti and Gold Fields to leave were cost based, according to a report in Bloomberg. In a statement, the organization said it “regrets the departures.” “As long-standing members, AngloGold Ashanti and Gold Fields have played a leading role

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