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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De Beers’ 5th Cycle Worth $575 Million

Gaborone: De Beers sold rough diamonds with a provisional value of $575 million in the fifth sales cycle (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) of 2018. The miner reported confirmed sales of $554 million in the fourth cycle. Bruce Cleaver, CEO, De Beers Group, said, “Sentiment in the diamond industry’s midstream is positive following the JCK Las Vegas trade show

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ZCDC Future Hangs in the Balance

Harare: Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC)’s future hangs in the balance after the Supreme Court last week dismissed Government’s appeal challenging a High Court decision to allow Mauritius-registered firm Grandwell Holdings to remain at Chiadzwa, according to a report published in The Herald. Grandwell Holdings holds a 50 percent controlling stake in Mbada Diamonds (Pvt) Limited. Then Mines and Mining

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JNA Jewellery Design Competition 2018/19 Kicks off

Hong Kong: JNA of UBM Asia Ltd have launched the JNA Jewellery Design Competition 2018/19 at a dedicated seminar held on the side-lines of the June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair on 21st June, 2018. Sponsored by Crossfor HK Ltd, Platinum Guild International (PGI) and the Tahitian Pearl Association Hong Kong (TPAHK), the competition recognises and celebrates excellence in

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WDC Committed to Ongoing Changes at 2018 KP

New York: The World Diamond Council (WDC), an industry group focused on preventing conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate global supply chain and protecting the value of natural diamonds, reaffirmed its commitment to driving ongoing positive change through reform at the 2018 KP Intersessional meeting held in Antwerp, Belgium June 18-22. The Intersessional is an annual forum where members gather to

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Gold Smuggling Arrests Jump 750% YoY in India

Mumbai, 14th April: While cases of gold smuggling in India have jumped 265% from 40 in 2012-13 to 146 in 2013-14, the number of people arrested has shot up by 750%, from 30 in 2012-13 to 255 in 2013-14, data from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence shows, according to a report published in Mineweb. “Gold imports through the legal channel have

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