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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
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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ORRA Wins ‘Best Diamond Jewellery’ Award
Mumbai: A pair of earrings we are sure you have not seen elsewhere! Stealing the hearts of the jury, ORRA was awarded the Best Diamond Jewellery for their stunning pair of jhumka earrings titled ‘Kathakali’ at the GJTCI Excellence Awards 2017. The gala event, now in its fifth year, recognizes the top brands from the Indian Gem & Jewellery Industry
HRD Antwerp Launches Online Jewellery Course
Antwerp: The HRD Antwerp has announced the launch of our brand new online “Jewellery Consultancy Course”. This free online course, which is just the first of many free online courses, will be launched during the International Jewellery fair in Tokyo, Japan, on January 24, 2018. With more than forty years of experience in the field of Diamond and Jewellery education,
Saurabh Gadgil Appointed National VP of IBJA
Mumbai: Mr. Saurabh Gadgil has been appointed as the National Vice President for Indian Bullion and Jewellers Association’ Ltd. (IBJA) in a board meeting held on 23rd Jan, 2018. Saurabh Vidyadhar Gadgil, Chairman & Managing Director of P.N. Gadgil Jewellers, is from the distinguished and illustrious “Gadgil” family, which is a pioneer in the gold and jewellery industry of Maharashtra.
CIBJO Seminar Focused on Marine Ecosystem
Milan: In a planet threatened by uncontrolled climate change, the jewellery industry could come to be recognized as a beacon of sustainability and positive environmentalism. This was the message emanating from a seminar co-organized by CIBJO and the Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), which took place January 22 at the VICENZAORO January show in Vicenza, Italy. Entitled “Green and Blue Jewellery,
ALROSA and DDC Sign MoU
Las Vegas: ALROSA and Diamond Dealers Club of New York signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed to develop the diamond industries of Russia and the USA.The document was signed at an official ceremony in Las Vegas on 30 May by Reuven Kaufman, President of the DDC, and Alexander Malinin, Director of “Brillianty ALROSA” (ALROSA’s cutting and polishing division). The
Surat to Set Diamond Bourse in 2 Lakh Sq. Yards
Surat: Surat, known as a hub for processing of rough diamond is readying itself to set up a world class diamond bourse having trading facilities which will integrate processing and house all those interested in diamond business at one place, reports The Times of India. The proposed bourse may be of the size of the one existing in Mumbai. Mumbai’s
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
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
