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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Diavik Diamond Mine Honoured as Industry Leader

Yellowknife: Diavik Diamond Mine has been awarded the Northwest Territories Mining and Exploration (MAX) Special Achievement Award for the design, construction and operations of its dikes and its contribution as a joint venture partner to the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winter Ice Road. The NWT MAX awards are a partnership between the NWT & Nunavut Chamber of Mines and the GNWT’s

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The 5,655 Carat ‘Lion Emerald’ Sold in Auction

Singapore: Gemfields announced the results of an auction of higher quality rough emeralds held in Singapore from 14 – 17 Nov 2018. The emeralds were extracted by Kagem Mining Ltd in Zambia (“Kagem”, which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the Industrial Development Corporation of Zambia). The proceeds of this auction will be fully repatriated to Kagem in

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Rajesh Exports Reports Strong Q2 Results

(By  Evaluate Research) Bengluru: Rajesh Exports reported results for the second quarter ended September which were in-line with our estimates. Revenue for the quarter came in at Rs.533.8 bn, increasing by 2.4% on a YoY basis. Similarly, EPS grew by 5.5% to Rs.10.66 in 2Q2019 from Rs.10.10 in the corresponding period last year. Over the last 18 months, the company

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New Collection by Forevermark and AVR Swarna Mahal

Mumbai: Forevermark, the diamond brand from the De Beers Group, celebrates its growing association with AVR Swarna Mahal with the launch of a glittering new collection. AVR Swarna Mahal, which provides authentic jewellery and value for money to their clientele in Southern India, has created a special range of jewellery including earrings, pendants, rings, bangles, and necklaces set with beautiful, rare and responsibly sourced Forevermark diamonds.

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IGI Becomes Premier Affiliate Sponsor of NCDIA

New York: The International Gemological Institute (IGI) has joined the Natural Color Diamond Association (NCDIA) as its first premier affiliate member. With an aim to educate consumers and increase global demand and desire for natural color diamonds, NCDIA is a not-for-profit, membership-based organization. Beyond the record-breaking blue and orange diamonds sold recently at auctions, the association has been working to

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ADB to Participate in Int’l Diamond Week

Ramat Gan: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) announced that a delegation of the Antwerp Diamond Bourse (Beurs voor Diamanthandel) will join colleagues from the Diamond Dealers Club of New York to take part in the International Diamond Week at the Israel Diamond Exchange, from Monday, September 1 to Thursday, September 4. “We’re very pleased that the Antwerp Diamond Bourse will

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EGL International Clarifies…

Ramat Gan: EGL International Managing Partner and CEO Guy D. Benhamou has categorically refuted claims made on a regional television station in the United States that EGL’s grading standards were lower than those of its competitors. He added that it was untrue that EGL had been contacted for comment on the case by the TV station as claimed in an

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Rio Tinto showcases “Oculus Rift” technology

Las Vegas: Rio Tinto Diamonds is bringing the mine to the marketplace by using innovative Oculus Rift technology to provide an interactive virtual journey into its Diavik Diamond Mine in the remote Northwest Territories of Canada. The Oculus Rift will debut at the Rio Tinto booth at the world’s largest diamond jewellery trade show, the JCK Luxury Show, in Las

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