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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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GJEPC Hosts India Pavilion at BaselWorld 2017
Mumbai: A contingent of 15 leading Indian manufacturers of loose gemstones and jewellery is participating in the India Pavilion at BaselWorld 2017. The show, which opened yesterday and is expected to attract over 150,000 visitors/buyers from across the globe, runs till March 30, 2017. The India Pavilion, which covers nearly 200 sq m, includes leading players from different centres including
India Removes Tax on Cash Purchase above Rs. 2 lakh
New Delhi: Indian government has done away with the 1 per cent tax on cash payments of over Rs, 2 lakh for purchase of any goods or service after it banned cash dealings above that limit from April 1. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, in his Budget for 2016-17, had provided for the seller to collect tax at the rate of
Dominion Diamond Rejects $1.1B Takeover Bid
Toronto: Canada-based diamond miner Dominion Diamond Corp has knocked back a $US1.1B, $13.50-a-share take-over bid from The Washington Companies, a diverse, privately-held Missoula, Montana, US-based group of privately held North American mining, industrial and transportation businesses, Reuters reported. Dominion has confirmed its board considered Washington’s unsolicited offer, but that the terms of the proposed talks were unusual and unacceptable. They
GJEPC Representatives Meet EU Delegation
Mumbai: The delegation of European Union (EU) officials that visited the office of India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Council (GJEPC) yesterday was assured by Council officials that the Indian trade is completely committed to promote responsible sourcing and conflict free gold. The EU officials are in India to discuss the recently finalized EU Regulation on Conflict Minerals and supply chain
12th IRGSS Inaugurated in Jaipur
Jaipur: The 12th Edition of the India Rough Gemstones Sourcing Show (IRGSS) 2025 was inaugurated on 17th November 2025 by Mr. R. K. Chandan, Commissioner of Customs, Jaipur. He was joined by Shri Jitendra Meena, Deputy Commissioner of Customs, ACC Jaipur. Mr. Chandan was welcomed and felicitated by Mr. Yogendra Garg, Regional Chairman, GJEPC, and Mr. D. P. Khandelwal, Convener of
World Diamond Congress in Singapore from July 12
Singapore: The next World Diamond Congress, a joint assembly of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), will be held July 12-15, 2026, at the Sands Expo & Convention Centre. “We are excited to hold this pivotal industry gathering once again in Singapore,” Fabio Cascapera, President of the Diamond Exchange of Singapore (DES),
IIGJ Lab Simplifies Ruby Treatment Description
New Delhi: IIGJ Lab is committed to serve the Gem & Jewellery Industry by providing independent quality assessment of Gemstones & Jewellery. IIGJ’s Ruby Identification service is well known and is availed by gemstone manufacturers, traders, and retailers. Effective 6th November 2025, IIGJ Lab (A Project by GJEPC India) sponsored by Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Govt. of India has
GJEPC Headed G&J Sector During President’s Botswana Visit
Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) headed the gem and jewellery (G&J) sector’s presence during President Smt. Droupadi Murmu’s state visit to Botswana from 11 to 14 November. As part of Indian delegation, led by South Gujarat Chamber of Commerce & Industry (SGCCI), Mr. Jayanti Savaliya, Regional Chairman – Gujarat, GJEPC, was heading a team representing the
