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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WGC Launches Retail Gold Investment Principles

Mumbai: The World Gold Council (WGC) the market development organisation for the gold industry, has launched its new Retail Gold Investment Principles (RGIPs). These Principles are designed to set the bar for product providers across the global retail gold market and further encourage retail investors to place their trust in gold. The RGIPs will provide high-level, best practice principles for

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eBay Announces Association with IGI

Mumbai: With an objective to drive precedence in one of the most significant categories in Indian exports, eBay in India announced its association with the International Gemological Institute (IGI). The largest organization of its kind, IGI is a highly trusted name in certifying the widest variety of gemstones and jewelry in the world. The Gems and Jewelry Certification program (GJCP) introduced by eBay

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Informa Markets, Atelier Technology Enter Partnership

Hong Kong: Informa Markets, the world’s largest exhibitions organiser, and Atelier Technology, the leading technology provider in the jewellery supply chain have entered into a strategic cooperation that aims to create growth opportunities for the jewellery community through a carefully tailored digital service that leverages their combined strengths, technologies and industry relationships. Under the partnership, Informa Markets’ jewellery vertical —

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Hong Kong Indian Diamond Association Joins WFDB

Antwerp: The Hong Kong Indian Diamond Association (HKIDA) has joined the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) as an Associate Member, granting it Observer status in various organizational forums. HKIDA is an association of Indian natural diamond and diamond jewelry dealers and traders operating in Hong Kong whose aim is to promote the natural diamond trade and to ensure consumer

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Sonam Kapoor Walks on Ramp to End IIJW

Mumbai: The 5th edition of 4-day India International Jewellery Week (IIJW) ended with a grand finale wherein Best of the Best Collections were displayed by gorgeous models. The ramp was set on fire when Brand Ambassador of Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and cute Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor walked at the grand finale of the IIJW 2014 held

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31st Edition of the IIJS Inaugurated

Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) inaugurated the 31st Edition of India International Jewellery Show today at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon – the paramount show for the trade in Asia. The show is being organized from 17th to 21st July 2014 and will have 35000 visitors, over 850 plus exhibitors and 1800 booths from India and Overseas.

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De Beers Probe into Data Leak is Nearing End

Gaborone: DE BEERS Consolidated Mines (DBCM) is close to completing a probe into the leak of sensitive data about its pricing of rough diamonds and details of sales to South African clients, company CEO Philip Barton has said. There was a leak of the De Beers price book, which contains diamond valuation data and customer details and invoices in South

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Israeli Firms Offered Aid to Open Up in India

Tel Aviv: If you are an Israeli diamond company that has been considering opening up branches in one of both of the two most populous countries in the world, the conditions for you doing so have just ripened, according to the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE). The Israel-Asia Chamber of Commerce announced that Israel’s Economy Ministry is willing to partially fund

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