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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ALROSA Signed 67 Long-Term Agreements

Moscow: ALROSA formed a list of clients for the new contract period 2018-2020. The Company signed 67 long-term agreements with 65 companies for the sale of gem quality and industrial rough diamonds. The new list of long-term clients is posted on ALROSA’s sales website. The Company signed agreements for the sale of gem quality rough diamonds with 56 companies. Eight

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Zimbabwe May End Majority Black Ownership Rule

Harare: Last December, the Government of Zimbabwe announced it would be relaxing laws that require black citizens hold majority stakes (51%) in companies as it looks to restore confidence and boost economic growth. At the time, President Emmerson Mnangagwa said, “Zimbabwe is now open for business, and is putting in place supportive measures that seek to rebuild confidence and compete

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IIGJ Inaugurated in Varanasi

Varanasi (UP, India):  The Indian Institute of Gems and Jewellery (IIGJ), Varanasi, an educational venture of the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) starts its maiden operation in the historical city of art and culture, Varanasi. The premier Gem & Jewellery Institute was Inaugurated by Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Mr. Adityanath Yogi & Mr. Amit Shah, BJP President

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Mujeres Billantes World Tour 2018

Panama: Mujeres Brillantes, an association founded in 2016 that serves as an empowering platform for women jewelers around the world, starts this new year with the right foot. As a new year brings new goals, Mujeres Brillantes welcomed 2018 with its first World Tour. Reaffirming her commitment to Mubri, Ali Pastorini, founder and president, started the tour in Panama where

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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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