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Why Is a Widening Gulf War Lifting Oil but Sinking Gold and Silver?
Macro Snapshot: The week ending 30 October brought the kind of news that once sent buyers into gold. Reuters reported the first known successful limpet-mine strike on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began in February, and Houthi forces claimed strikes on Saudi refineries. Washington ordered non-emergency government staff out of Saudi Arabia amid reports that US strikes on Iran could resume after the 3 November midterm elections. Brent rose 13.6% over October, with the expiring
Why Is a Widening Gulf War Lifting Oil but Sinking Gold and Silver?
Macro Snapshot: The week ending 30 October brought the kind of news that once sent buyers into gold. Reuters reported the first known successful limpet-mine strike on a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz since the war began in February, and Houthi forces claimed strikes on Saudi refineries. Washington ordered non-emergency government staff out of Saudi Arabia amid reports that US strikes on Iran could resume after the 3 November midterm elections. Brent rose 13.6% over October, with the expiring
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KGK Group Expands in Thailand
Mumbai: KGK Group, a global conglomerate operating in all verticals of gems and jewellery sector, announced its expansion in Thailand in the jewellery manufacturing segment. Spread across about 1000 sq. mts, the new jewellery manufacturing facility in Bangkok is situated in Gemopolis Industrial Estate. The new facility will be focussed on producing medium commercial to high end jewellery in Gold, Silver & Platinum,
GJEPC-World Gold Council Felicitate ‘Kohinoors of India’
Mumbai: Celebrating the humane side of the Indian G&J Industry, Gems & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) in association with the World Gold Council (WGC) felicitated the real heroes of the Industry for their exemplary Contribution towards Society during COVID-19. This was an event witnessed for the very first time via a Virtual Musical Extravaganza where the spirits & undying
GJEPC Meets Partners for Enhancing Global Market
Mumbai: India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) organised a meeting with its Global Partners on 12th August 2020 to have discussion over widening India’s global market reach when it comes to exports of gems and jewellery. Among the 19 participants were the Council’s coordinators for key global markets including USA, Europe, Russia, CIS Middle East, Oceania, Japan and
India’s G&J Exports Declined by 38% in July 2020
Mumbai: India’s overall gross exports of gems and jewellery (G&J) in the month of July this year declined by around 38% to $1.36 billion, compared to $2.19 billion in July 2019, due to the global economic slowdown caused by the Covid pandemic, as per data provided by Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). For the April-July 2020 period through,
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
China’s Gold Demand to Continue For 20 Years
Beijing: China’s strong appetite for gold is expected to continue for the next 20 years, driven by the country’s increasing per capita income and the global shift of gold consumption from the West to the East, the China Gold Association said. In 2013, China’s gold consumption reached 1,176.4 tonnes, making it the world’s biggest gold consumer. Its consumption in 2014
British MPs Urge to Probe Gold Price-Rigging
London: British Members of Parliament (MPs) have called on the UK’s financial watchdog to investigate allegations of price-rigging in the London gold market after a senior regulatory executive said that there may have been co-ordinated attempts to manipulate a crucial benchmark, Financial Times reports. Members of the influential parliamentary Treasury select committee pressed the Financial Conduct Authority to act after
RBI to Swap Gold to Improve Reserves Quality
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said yesterday that it had sought quotes from banks to swap gold in its own vaults for international-standard gold, aiming to improve the management of its reserves. The RBI sources said that the measure would “standardize the gold available with RBI in India with respect to international standards” and the gold acquired would
