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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IBJA & Glambox to Hold IJF from 6th April to 7th May

Mumbai: India Bullion and Jewellers Association Limited (IBJA) announced the largest consumer jewellery shopping festival India Jewellery Festival (IJF) organised by Glambox. This festival will take place in Mumbai region from 6thApril to 7th May 2019. The India Jewellery Festival is a first of its kind event that provides an opportunity for Mumbai Retailers to offer consumers to not only shop the best jewellery, but also win hundreds

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Anantha Padmanaban Elected as Chairman of GJC

Mumbai: The All India Gem & Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), the national apex body of the gems and jewellery industry has elected Mr. Anantha Padmanaban as Chairman and Mr. Shaankar Sen as Vice Chairman for a period of two years. The list of other newly elected directors of GJC has been uploaded on the company website. Mr. Anantha Padmanaban, NAC Jewellers.

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Exporters Exempted from 3% IGST on Supply of Gold

Mumbai: In a major relief, the Union Government has accepted apex body – The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council’s (GJEPC) demand to grant IGST-related exemption on supply of gold by Nominated Agencies to exporters of articles of gold. The GST Council recently announced that gem & jewellery exporters will no longer have to pay 3% IGST to nominated agencies (banks)

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GJC to Host 1st Preferred Manufacturers of India

Coimbatore: The commerce, exports and cultural hub of South India is gearing up to host the first business cum leisure experiential networking trade event of the New Year for leading jewellers from different parts of country! All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), the apex gem & jewellery trade body, presents the first Preferred Manufacturer of India (PMI) of

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Grown Diamonds Gaining Popularity

New York: According to a recent press release by Frost & Sullivan consultancy, there is positive consumer outlook for grown diamonds, but challenging supply side factors restrain their market potential. Demand for colorless diamonds in value and volume terms is higher than any other color of diamond in the gems and jewellery industry. One of the key factors that prevented

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Inaugural Ruby Auction Nets $33.5m – Gemfields

Johannesburg: The inaugural auction of rough ruby and corundum mined at Aim-listed Gemfields’ 75%-owned Montepuez deposit, in Mozambique, has raised $33.5-million, taking the coloured-gemstones mining and marketing company’s overall revenue for rough gemstone sales to in excess of $143-million for the current financial year. The auction, held in Singapore from June 12 to 17, had included both high- and low-quality

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GJEPC Demands Relaxations from Govt.

Mumbai: The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has urged the government to reduce import duty on gold and silver to 2 per cent from 10 per cent. An official News Release received by this website says that the body has also demanded for scrapping the existing 80:20 scheme, which was imposed by the government in August last year,

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36th World Diamond Congress Concludes

Antwerp: The 36th World Diamond Congress concluded in Antwerp, Belgium, and reflected strength in the attendance and the presence of international diamond, gem stone and jewellery industry organization delegates. These included the representatives of 30 bourses affiliated to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), 15 members of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), the two bodies that organize the

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