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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India’s Gold loan market: Is the Glitter Fading?

Mumbai: The organised gold loan market in India is expected to grow to over Rs 3 lakh crore by 2020 at a three-year Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 13.7 per cent, British consulting multinational KPMG said on Tuesday, citing its report based on an industry survey. The report titled “India’s gold loan market: Is the glitter fading?” cites the

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5th Edition of GJTCI Excellence Awards

Ahmedabad: With a view to encourage and boost the jewellery industry and people related to it, GJTCI organize GJTCI  Excellence Awards to recognize and felicitate the uniqueness and unmatched craftsmanship of our Jewellery Industry. GJTCI has been an integral part of the Gem & Jewellery industry for almost one & half decade now, organizing multifarious activities for the growth of

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Pakistan Gemstone Industry Struggles with Unrest

Karachi: For 400 years the craftsmen and traders of Peshawar’s jewellery bazaar have cut, polished, set and haggled over precious gems dug from the rugged mountains of northwest Pakistan. Pakistan’s gem and jewellery exports have boomed in recent years but Taliban violence, a crippling power crisis and outdated production methods are taking their toll in Peshawar, where traders say business

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Zimbabwe Doubles Diamond Production in 2017

Harare: The government of Zimbabwe reports it has doubled its diamond production to 1.8 million carats in 2017, from 961,000 carats in 2016, the drop in production exacerbated by Zimbabwe’s merging of diamond mining companies previously operating in Chiadzwa diamond fields into the Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC). The rise in diamond production is expected to translate into increased economic

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India May not fully Withdraw Gold Curbs

New Delhi: Despite a significant reduction in the current account deficit, curbs on gold imports are unlikely to be fully removed this Budget. Instead, the finance ministry may lower the import duty on the precious metal by two per cent, reports The Indian Express. “The current account deficit situation is still being closely monitored. The curb on gold imports was

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Gujarat Govt. Assures Help for Diamond Bourse

Surat: As the prices of realty in Vesu and Dumas areas have skyrocketed following the announcement of proposed diamond bourse, diamantaires spearheading the movement for a world-class diamond bourse in the city have started lobbying with the state government for land, reports The Times of India. Members of Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) committee, which includes chairman of leading diamond companies

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Antwerp Seizes Parcel of Banned CAR Diamonds

Antwerp: The Antwerp diamond industry, represented by the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), is stepping up its efforts in combatting conflict diamonds. The city, largely owing its reputation as the most transparent and strictly controlled diamond trade centre to the rigorous controls of all diamond imports and exports at the Antwerp Diamond Office, is determined to continue its strong commitment

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GJF to Get Council Status Soon

Mumbai: The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF) expects to receive the status of council within the next two to three months, reports Business Standard. The federation said it would be easy to represent issues faced by gems and jewellery industry before government after receiving the status of the council. “We have already asked the concerned ministry in

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