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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Gem Diamonds Puts Ghaghoo Mine on Hold

Gaborone: Gem Diamonds will stop production at the Ghaghoo mine in Botswana, effective immediately, due to a slump in prices, the company said Thursday. The miner has decided to place the asset on “care and maintenance,” meaning it will put diamond recovery on hold but keep managing the site until market conditions improve. The average price of rough diamonds extracted

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10th Convocation Ceremony Held at IIGJ Mumbai

Mumbai: On February 14th , 2017 members of the Indian Institute of Gems & Jewellery gathered with students, their family, and friends to celebrate Convocation. On this day, the students of Diploma Batch 10TH were declared graduates at the D.Navinchandra Auditorium at IIGJ, Andheri East. The presence of Chief Guest – Mr. PremKumar Kothari – Chairman – GJSCI, Mrs. Namita

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Change in Address of NY Diamond Dealers Club

New York; The Diamond Dealers Club (DDC) of New York will move to new premises at the International Gem Tower (IGT), enabling more companies to beat Manhattan’s sky-high rents by relocating their offices to the trading floor. The DDC signed a contract with Extell Development to secure about 17,500 square feet on the 11th floor of the building, which is

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DJWE to be Held from 20th to 25th Feb

Doha: Doha Jewellery and Watches Exhibition (DJWE) is being held from 20th to 25th February, 2017 under the patronage of the Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, His Excellency Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani, and brought to you by Qatar Tourism Authority (QTA) in partnership with Auditoire Qatar. DJWE returns for the 14th year with a dazzling

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BDB Leadership Series Discusses Future of G&J Sector

Mumbai: The second edition of the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) Leadership Series themed ‘Polishing Our Future’ concluded successfully with world renowned speakers attending the preparatory conference for the Gem and Jewellery Industry members. This was the third day of the three-day conference, the first two days dedicated to presentation of research papers by globally acclaimed scientists under the AGDRT (Advances

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Forevermark Diamond Jewellery Launched in India

New Delhi: Forevermark Diamond Jewellery from De Beers Group, the world’s leading diamond company, officially launched as a jewellery brand yesterday. India becomes the lead market for the Forevermark brand with a landmark brand debut and flagship store opening in New Delhi. The opening of the flagship New Delhi store marks a significant milestone in Forevermark’s journey of bringing its

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0% U.S. Import Tariff for EU-Polished Diamonds 

Antwerp: Thanks to intensive negotiations, the Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), the umbrella organization for the Antwerp diamond industry, has succeeded in securing a zero percent import tariff for natural polished diamonds under the trade agreement between the European Commission and the United States. This exemption is part of a U.S. executive order, effective retroactively as of Monday, September 1,

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GSI Launches State-of-Art Lab in Kolkata

Kolkata: Gemological Science International (GSI) proudly announced the official launch of its laboratory in Kolkata, marking a significant milestone in the company’s commitment to providing world-class gemological services to one of the leading jewellery manufacturing hubs of India. The event, which was attended by prominent industry leaders and luminaries, received an overwhelming outpouring of support and enthusiasm, further solidifying GSI’s

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