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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Rajesh Exports Declares Q3 Results

(By Evaluate Research) Bangalore: Rajesh Exports reported results for the third quarter ended December 2018 which were slightly below our estimates. Revenue for the quarter came in at Rs.440.1 bn, increasing by 6.5% on a YoY basis. Similarly, EPS grew by 4.7% to Rs.10.70 in 3Q2019 from Rs.10.21 in the corresponding period last year. Gross profit margin for the period was 1.28%

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India Launches Domestic Council G&J Sector

Mumbai: It’s a historic day for India’s gems & jewellery sector! Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon. Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation, launched the Domestic Council for Gems & Jewellery sector, at a glittering function in the presence of Smt. Rupa Dutta, Economic Adviser, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Shri Pramod Kumar Agrawal (Convener, National Ad-Hoc Committee, Domestic Council for

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GJEPC Launches Identity Cards for Artisans

Mumbai: Hon. Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Aviation Shri Suresh Prabhu launched Parichay Card (ldentity) for gem & jewellery sector workers, artisans and craftsmen in India – an initiative by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of the gems & jewellery industry. Shri Suresh Prabhu, Hon. Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation,

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Zimbabwe Selects Alrosa, Anjin for Mining

Harare: Russia’s Alrosa and Chinese partly owned Anjin have been selected by the Zimbabwe government as the two foreign companies to partner the state-diamond firm in exploring and mining diamonds, according to a report published in local newspaper. “The President has put the Zimbabwean interest at the heart of exploitation of those diamonds only accepting foreign participation by way of

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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

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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

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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

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6,000-Gram Gold “Devil’s Ear” Unearthed in Russia

Moscow: Russian miners have unearthed a scary-looking 6,664-gram piece of gold they labeled the “Devil’s Ear” on Friday the 13th. According to the official publication of the local government, workers at the Ukhagan mine in the Bodaybinsky district of Siberia found the piece, the largest nugget ever found in the area, on June 13, the eve of the full moon.

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