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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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Tiffany Stevens is New President & CEO of JVC
New York: The Jewelers Vigilance Committee (JVC) has appointed Tiffany Stevens as its new president and CEO. She succeeds current president and CEO Cecilia Gardner, who served in this position for 18 years. Stevens will begin on March 6. Stevens is an industry outsider, as Gardner was when she started. She recently served as chief operating officer at the Sohn
Marie-Chantal Kaninda is New ED of WDC
New York: The World Diamond Council’s (WDC) Board of Directors has named Marie-Chantal Kaninda as Executive Director effective March 1, 2017. Kaninda replaces Patricia Syvrud, who steps down on February 28. Kaninda brings to the organization over 20 years of industry marketing and stakeholder engagement experience, having worked for companies such as Anglo Gold Ashanti, De Beers and Rio Tinto,
Judges for Xifu Jewellery Design Comp Announced
Hong Kong: The Xifu International Gold Wedding Jewellery Design Competition 2017 has announced its prestigious panel of judges, which includes five diverse experts from the industries of design, jewellery, and arts from all over the world. The judges have been chosen for their extensive knowledge and expertise in the field of design as well as their high level of trend-consciousness.
Botswana Diamonds Gets £525,000 for Operations
Gaborone: Botswana Diamonds has raised £525,000 before expenses ($650,000) from the placing of 35 million new ordinary shares with new and existing investors. The net proceeds will be used to fund ongoing kimberlite drilling at the Frischgewaagt property in South Africa, drilling in Botswana, exploration work in South Africa and in the first stage of the 2017 Alrosa/Botswana Diamonds exploration
GJF Expresses Deep Anguish over Union Budget
Mumbai: Indian gems and jewellery Industry is extremely disappointed with the Union Government Budget Proposals as the finance ministry did not consider their plea of reducing the import duty component on gold and also abolish the stringent 80:20 norms. “The union finance minister Mr. Arun Jaitley has ignored the plight of the trade in spite of several representation and meetings
No Solace in Budget for India's Jewellery Sector
Mumbai: India’s Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley has not given any relaxation in his first budget today as far as import duty on gold is concerned, within 45 days of forming of the Narendra Modi government. Mr. Jaitley surprised bullion markets by keeping the import duty on gold and silver unchanged at 10% in his fiscal budget, a move likely
RJC to Hold Session at IIJS Educational Program
Mumbai: The Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) will be taking part in the educational program of the July 17-21 India International Jewellery Show (IIJS). The program, organized by the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), and sponsored by Gemological Science International (GSI), will host a series of industry experts during the four day educational series entitled Spectrum Seminar – Innovate
Myanmar Sells $3bn in Gems
Naypyidaw: Myanmar’s annual gem emporium took in more than $3 billion this year, the most ever for the country’s annual sale of gems and jade, organizers said Tuesday. Income reached $3.4 billion and saw the successful auction of 6,007 of 7,454 jade lots, 126 out of 436 gem lots and 224 of the total 342 pearl lots, they said. “This
