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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 Economy to Grow by 7.2% in 2017-18
New Delhi: The World Bank believes the demonetization of high value currency notes last year and the upcoming introduction of the goods and services tax (GST) will help India’s economy to grow by 7.2% in fiscal year 2017-18 – the highest rate in the world. The World Bank believes that demonetization, which caused widespread disruption to the country’s diamond trade
De Beers Confident Diamonds Will Recover
Gaborone: De Beers Group of Companies says it is optimistic on the group’s outlook of the diamond industry market globally as there are signs of recovery. Speaking recently at the Botswana-France Business Forum at the Diamond Trade Centre (DTC) Botswana, Vice President Corporate Affairs & Government Relations De Beers Global Sightholder Sales (DBGSS) Pat Dambe said that the company was
WDM to Collect Diamond Stories at JCK
Hong Kong: The World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDM) will be present at the JCK Las Vegas show to meet and greet retail jewellers and ask them to share their special diamond stories. The team will be at the show from June 5th, the day after the WDM’s Keynote Talk on June 4th at Tradewinds C/D, Pool Level of Mandalay Bay,
Antwerp to Celebrate 3rd International Yoga Day
Antwerp: On Sunday 18 June 2017, the third International Day of Yoga will be celebrated in Antwerp, organized by the Antwerp Indian Association (AIA) and the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC). It was a unique moment for India three years ago, when the UN General Assembly declared 21 June the “International Day of Yoga”. Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi’s
The Platinum Buyer Seller Meet Ends Successfully
Kochi: The Platinum Buyer-Seller Meet (BSM) 2026, hosted by Platinum Guild International (PGI) in Kochi on 8th & 9th July, brought together 10 manufacturers, more than 70 retailers and industry partners for discussions on product innovation, changing consumer demand and the future growth of platinum jewellery in India. Over the last few years, platinum jewellery has sustained double-digit growth in
New Tariff Puts India’s G&J Exports Under Pressure
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has taken note of the United States’ transition from the temporary Section 122 balance-of-payments surcharge to the new Section 301 tariff regime, effective from 24 July 2026, under which the additional tariff on Indian gem and jewellery (G&J) exports remain unchanged at 10%. The new tariff framework follows the conclusion of investigations
European Natural Diamonds Exempted from US Tariffs
Antwerp: Natural diamonds cut in Europe will once again be exempted from US import tariffs. This brings an end to the 10% import tariff that had been in effect for the past six months. The restored exemption is significant news for the Antwerp diamond sector: Antwerp is Europe’s leading diamond-cutting centre, and the United States is a major trading partner
De Beers’ Rough Production Rises 88% in Q2 2026
London: De Beers has reported that its rough diamond production was 88% higher at 7.8 million carats, reflecting the impact of the extended maintenance shutdown in the comparative period at Orapa in Botswana, as well as the planned mining of higher-grade ore at both Jwaneng in Botswana and Gahcho Kué in Canada. Planned plant maintenance at Orapa and Jwaneng during
