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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
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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Joyalukkas Launches Forevermark Elements Collection
Mumbai: In anticipation of the New Year, Forevermark, the diamond brand from De Beers Group introduces the ‘The Forevermark ElementsTM Collection’, designedexclusively by Joyalukkas, an authorised Forevermark jeweller. Set with rare, beautiful and responsibly sourced Forevermark diamonds at the heart of each piece – the The Forevermark ElementsTM Collection is inspired by the symmetry in design with three dominant shapes – each shape reflecting a uniquefacet of a
GJEPC Organised 1st India Jewellery BSM in Kolkata
Kolkata: The Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) organized a two-day India Jewellery Buyer-Seller Meet (BSM) on December 4 and 5, 2018, in Kolkata among leading jewelers from participating countries like Bangladesh, Bahrain, Kuwait, Malaysia, Singapore, UAE, UK and USA. This initiative aims to offer a gateway to a huge potential market, which will further boost the bilateral investment
LMHC Advances in Harmonisation of Colour Description
Lucerne, Switzerland: Significant achievements in the harmonisation of wording on laboratory reports and the reporting of new treatments have been chalked up during the 29th meeting of the Laboratory Manual Harmonisation Committee (LMHC), which was hosted by the Gübelin Gem Lab in Lucerne, Switzerland, on November 14 and 15, 2018. The LMHC is currently comprised of representatives from the Central
WGC Appoints David Tait as Incoming CEO
London: The World Gold Council (WGC), the market development organisation for the gold industry, yesterday announced the appointment of David Tait as incoming Chief Executive Officer. David joins the World Gold Council following a highly successful career in the financial services industry. David was most recently Global Head of Fixed Income Macro Products at Credit Suisse. Prior to that he held senior trading
De Beers July Sight Estimated at $775M
Gaborone: The De Beers July sight closed with an estimated value of $775 million. De Beers reportedly raised prices slightly on most goods by 1 percent to 2 percent with sharper hikes in the prices of smaller and lower-quality diamonds. Sightholders noted that De Beers also changed the assortment in its presentation, which partially offset the higher prices of its
RBI Relaxes Ceiling on Loans against Gold
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India has relaxed the Rs 1-lakh ceiling on loans for nonagricultural purposes against pledged gold and has left it to individual banks to decide on a lending cap. “Banks, as per their board-approved policy, may decide upon the ceiling with regard to the quantum of loans that may be granted against the pledge of gold
De Beers Announces Model for Rough Allocations
Gaborone: The De Beers Group of Companies yesterday announced its updated model for the allocation of rough diamonds by Global Sightholder Sales (GSS) in respect of the March 2015–March 2018 contractual period. Around 90% of De Beers’ total rough diamond availability by value is sold through GSS. The updated allocations model will involve a new method for determining GSS’s rough
Global Diamond Production +11% to $14B in 2013
Gaborone: Global diamond production by value rose 11 percent year on year to $14.09 billion in 2013, due mainly to an increase in the average price of rough diamonds, according to annual data published by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. By volume, global production increased 2 percent to 130.48 million carats, while the average price of production grew 9 percent
