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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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India’s Polished Exports Grew in Sep
Mumbai: India’s polished-diamond exports increased 6% year on year to $2.65 billion in September, according to data released by Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC). By volume, exports rose 24% to 3.9 million carats, with the average price down 14% to $677 per carat, the data showed. Polished imports fell 6% to $174 million, meaning net polished exports increased
World Diamond Council’s AGM Concluded
Dubai: The World Diamond Council (WDC), which prevents conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate global supply chain and protecting the value of natural diamonds, concluded its 13th annual meeting last week in Dubai, reports idexonline. The event was hosted by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) and attendees represented one of the most complete and inclusive group of global diamond
ALROSA Mined 34.17 Ct Yellow Diamond
Moscow: ALROSA’s affiliate Almazy Anabara has extracted a large 34.17-carat yellow diamond. It is the largest fancy-colored rough diamond extracted by the Company this year. The rough diamond, extracted from Ebelyakh alluvial deposit, measures 20.17 х 19.65 х 15.1 mm. It is a transparent intense yellow crystal with a small inclusion in the intermediate zone. Before the end of October,
CIBJO Releases Pearl Com's Special Report
Milan: With fewer than three weeks to go to the opening of the 2017 CIBJO Congress in Bangkok, Thailand, on November 5, 2017, the seventh of the CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared by Kenneth Scarratt, President of the organisation’s Pearl Commission, the report highlights a worrying trend that is largely evident in the social media, whereby marketers
Botswana Unearths Massive 1,305 ct. Diamond
Gaborone: Africa’s leading diamond producer, Botswana, has reinforced its status as a global powerhouse in the gemstone industry after a massive 1,305.4-carat diamond was recovered from the country’s renowned Karowe mine, adding yet another extraordinary discovery to its record of producing some of the world’s largest and most valuable diamonds. The stone is categorized as white and is unbroken, the
Forevermark Diamond Jewellery Opens First Store in Bengaluru
Bengaluru: Forevermark Diamond Jewellery from De Beers Group has strengthened its presence in South India with the launch of its first store in Bengaluru, marking a significant step in the brand’s retail expansion journey in India. Located at Phoenix Mall of Asia, one of Bengaluru’s premier luxury retail destinations, the new store strengthens Forevermark’s presence in one of the country’s
India–UK Trade Agreement: CoOs Distributed
New Delhi: To commemorate the India–UK trade agreement coming into effect, Mr. Rajesh Agarwal, the Commerce Secretary and Ms. Lindy Cameron, High Commissioner of UK in India distributed Certificates of Origin (COOs) to some of our exporter members at Vanijya Bhawan. Mr. Sabyasachi Ray, Executive Director and Mr. Antarpal Singh, Regional Chairman, Northern Region received the certificates on their behalf
Kirit Bhansali Joins India’s High Level Delegation
Mumbai: Mr. Kirit Bhansali , Chairman of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), joins Mr. Piyush Goyal , Hon’ble Minister of Commerce & Industry; Dr. S. Jaishankar , Hon’ble Minister of External Affairs; Mr. Jitin Prasada , Hon’ble Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology and Commerce & Industry; and Ms. Karen Rentmeesters , CEO, AWDC, at
