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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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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
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
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
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
De Beers Announces Model for Rough Allocations
Gaborone: The De Beers Group of Companies yesterday announced its updated model for the allocation of rough diamonds by Global Sightholder Sales (GSS) in respect of the March 2015–March 2018 contractual period. Around 90% of De Beers’ total rough diamond availability by value is sold through GSS. The updated allocations model will involve a new method for determining GSS’s rough
Global Diamond Production +11% to $14B in 2013
Gaborone: Global diamond production by value rose 11 percent year on year to $14.09 billion in 2013, due mainly to an increase in the average price of rough diamonds, according to annual data published by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme. By volume, global production increased 2 percent to 130.48 million carats, while the average price of production grew 9 percent
PDE President to Present Project in India
Panama: With more than 40 of the 59 available offices in the Phase 1 building of the Panama Gem & Jewelry Center already accounted for, Erez Akerman, President of the Panama Diamond Exchange (PDE), is visiting the Indian cities of Mumbai and Surat, and then New York, where he is meeting with companies interested in obtaining space in Latin America’s
Bunder’s Education Initiatives Deliver Strong Results
Bhopal: Rio Tinto’s Bunder project in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh announced the results of a number of educational initiatives aimed at improving opportunities for families in the 15 communities surrounding the diamond project. Through a range of coaching initiatives and adult education programs the Bunder project is working towards its goal of enhancing opportunities in the local
