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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DEF Hosts Record 2018 Diamonds Do Good Awards

Las Vegas: The Diamond Empowerment Fund (D.E.F) last week hosted its most successful Diamonds Do Good Awards to-date, held May 31 in Las Vegas. The funds raised will be used to provide higher education scholarships and assistance to empower young people living in diamond producing countries and where the diamond industry does business and to help communicate this ‘diamonds do

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GJC Organizes PMI 4 in Goa from 12th to 14th June

Panaji: All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC)’s much anticipated grand jewellery exhibition show – Preferred Manufacturer of India (PMI) has been inaugurated by Mr. Vijai Sardesai Hon. Minister for Town and Country Planning, Agriculture, Factories & Boilers, Government of Goa. This is the 3rd in the fourth edition of Preferred Manufacturer of India (PMI) Grand Networking Meet.  The grand

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Gemfields Achieves Record Ruby Auction Results

London: Gemfields has announced the results of an auction of rough rubies held in Singapore from 5 – 9 June 2018. The rough rubies were extracted from the licence held and operated by Montepuez Ruby Mining Limitada (“MRM”), which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by local partner Mwiriti Limitada. Highlights – Ruby Auction: Auction revenues of USD 71.8

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China Cuts Import Tariffs on 18 Jewellery Categories

Beijing: China will be slashing import taxes on jewellery, as part of tariff reductions on a wide range of consumer goods, as of July 1. The Customs Tariff Commission of the State Council in China issued the “Notice on Reducing the Import Tariffs of Daily Consumer Goods” last week. According to the notice, China will cut Most Favored Nation (MFN)

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Gold Prices May Decline to Rs 24,000 by Diwali

Mumbai: Following the Reserve Bank easing the 20:80 gold import norms, India Bullion & Jewellers Association (IBJA) said gold prices are likely to fall to Rs 23,000-24,000 per 10 grams by Diwali as it also expects the Customs duty reduction in the forthcoming Budget, reports The Freepress Journal. “RBI’s easing of 20:80 gold import norms is positive for the gems

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CIBJO and Fairtrade International Sign MOU

Moscow, 23rd May: CIBJO and Fairtrade International have signed a Memorandum of Understanding according to which Fairtrade commits to working with CIBJO and its member organizations to improving certified Fairtrade gold supplies to the jewellery markets and members of CIBJO-associated organisations, and CIBJO commits to facilitating and encouraging its members to adopt and integrate fairtrade gold and metals into their

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RBI Allows Private Agencies to Import Gold

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) yesterday eased tough gold import rules by permitting seven more private agencies to import the yellow metal. It is a measure that industry officials say could increase supplies and reduce premiums in the peak wedding season. Gold imports by India, the world’s No. 2 bullion consumer after China, could quickly rise from current

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GJEPC Flays Surat Diamantaires on Bourse Plan

Mumbai, 22nd May: The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), of India has criticized the move by some diamantaires in Surat to shift their Mumbai operations to the proposed Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) in Surat, reports The Times of India. GJEPC chairman Vipul Shah said, “It is not the prerogative of 50 diamantaires to decide and win over others

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