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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Celebrate Motherhood with a Forevermark Diamond

‎‎Mumbai: A mother’s love for her child is pure, unconditional and lasts a lifetime. She is the woman who selflessly sacrificies her every need for her child and expects nothing in return. This Mother’s Day, celebrate that love by gifting her a Forevermark, the diamond brand from the De Beers Group of Companies, which is as beautiful, rare and genuine

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Odisha Govt. Scraps Gitanjali Jewellery Park

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government has scrapped the Rs 636-crore gems, jewellery, lifestyle and luxury goods park which was to be set up by Gitanjali Infratech Ltd, an official told The Times of India. The development comes in the wake of the multi-crore PNB scam and there is no one from the company, owned by Mehul Choksi-run Gitanjali Group, with whom

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Second Edition of Bharat Diamond Week on Oct 8-9

Mumbai: Organizers of the first Bharat Diamond Week at the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai, India, said the show exceeded expectations. The Bharat exchange is already planning the next edition of the fair which it says will be even bigger and feature new elements. The first-ever Bharat Diamond Week was opened by US Consul General Edgard D. Kagan in

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India's Gold Jewellery Exports Grew by 11% in FY18

India’s Gold Jewellery exports registered a growth of nearly 11 per cent at USD 9673.23 mn in FY18 vis-à-vis USD 8,721.88 mn in FY17 Gems and Jewellery exports from India have doubled to USD 41 bn in FY18 as against USB 21 bn in FY08 Cut & polished diamond exports grew at USD 24 bn in FY18 from USD 14

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EGL Uncovers 4 Synthetics in Parcel of 20 Stones

Ramat Gan: In an unusual case, EGL International in Israel said it has discovered four synthetic diamonds in a parcel of 20 stones submitted by a long-time client, reports idexonline.com. The lab-grown diamonds were uncovered in the first phase of testing using FTIR infrared spectroscopy, said EGL International Managing Partner and CEO, Guy D. Benhamou, who added that the diamonds

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Bitcoin Growing in Adoption

New York: The cyber currency bitcoin is seeing increasing adoption, said a May 31 panel on “Bitcoin and the Jewelry Industry: What You Need to Know.” “In terms of the world’s economic system, bitcoin is doing small numbers,” said the panel’s moderator Verichannel CEO Jacques Voorhees, whose son works for a bitcoin company. “But the adoption rate is soaring.” Some

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Fresh Diamond Looting Spree in Marange

Harare: Observers have reported a fresh diamond looting spree, with security and army chiefs said to be working hand in glove with senior mining companies’ staff in the scam. Reports said the swindle is being spurred on by panic among mining staff members who are not sure of their fate following a government announcement that it will streamline diamond mining

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GJEPC Launches New Business Development and Marketing Campaign

Las Vegas, 31st May: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) of India announced a major, new, multi-level business development campaign at a news conference focused on the U.S., Canadian and South American markets. The purpose of the campaign is to re-invigorate, strengthen and expand GJEPC’s business development efforts and build trusted relationships between India’s key jewelry industry companies

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