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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Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair from 7th Sept.

Bangkok: Ministry of Commerce’s Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), announces its readiness to host the 62nd edition of the Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair (BGJF) under the theme of “Heritage & Craftsmanship” which highlights Thailand’s cultural heritage and the exquisite craftsmanship of Thai artisans that are internationally renowned. The 62nd BGJF is expected to welcome over 20,000 buyers and visitors from

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First India Australia BSM Began

Mumbai: The first India Australia Jewellery Buyer Seller Meet was inaugurated yesterday in Mumbai by the Vice Chairman of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) Mr. Colin Shah. Ten Indian jewellery exporters will interact with a delegation from Australia, as well as a smaller delegation from Ireland over the next few days. The format of the show includes

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Forevermark Diamonds Sparkle at the IIJS 2018

Forevermark, the diamond brand from The De Beers Group of Companies continues its association with India’s most premium jewellery fair – The India International Jewellery show (IIJS).  The show will be held at the Bombay Exhibition Centre from the 09th to the 13th of August 2018. With a platform like IIJS, Forevermark, under the umbrella of its parent company, De Beers, promises that

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3rd Platinum BSM Concluded Successfully

Hyderabad: Platinum Guild International – India (PGI) successfully concluded its third edition of ‘Platinum Buyer-Seller Meet’ (BSM) on 25th and 26th July, 2018 in Hyderabad. Organized exclusively for the authorised platinum jewellery manufacturers & retailers of India under the PGI Programme, the meet aims to showcase the true business potential of platinum and help deepen their exposure to the category. The third edition

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Russia's Rough Exports Increased by 21.5% in 1Q

Moscow: Russia’s natural rough diamond exports increased 21.5 percent on the year to 12.01 million carats in the period from January to March, the Finance Ministry said on Monday. Diamond imports dropped 2.6 times in carat terms to 8,040 carats. In monetary terms, Russia’s diamond exports rose 20.6 percent to $1.41 billion while imports halved to $16.5 million, PRIME reports.

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Raise Import Payment Credit to 180 Days: GJEPC

New Delhi: With expectations running high from the first budget of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, a delegation of diamond traders and representatives of Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) today met the Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley in New Delhi demanding relaxation in various rules relating to gems and jewellery industry. However, gold importers may feel

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Suresh Shah New VP of IDMA

Antwerp: With the wrap-up of the 36th World Diamond Congress, the International Diamond Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA) concluded its meetings with the election of its officers. Maxim Shkadov was unanimously re-elected for a second term as IDMA President and Ronnie VanderLinden and Stephane Fischler were re-elected as Secretary General and Treasurer, respectively. IDMA Vice President Edward Asscher, who was recently elected

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Gold-Silver Price-Setting Methods May Change

London: The decades-old methods for determining the daily benchmark prices for gold and silver seem set to change—the result of unwelcome attention from regulators and class-action lawsuits. Currently, the price of both metals is set at a daily teleconference by a number of prominent multinational banks—four in the case of gold, and three in the case of silver. However, the

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