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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 May Revive Old Gold Mines
New Delhi: India is planning to revive a cluster of colonial-era gold mines – shut for 15 years but with an estimated $2.1 billion worth of deposits left – as the world’s second-largest importer of the metal looks for ways to cut its trade deficit, officials said. State-run Mineral Exploration Corp has started exploring the reserves at Kolar Gold Fields,
India’s Gold Demand Touches 13-Year Low
Mumbai: India’s gold demand has slumped to its lowest in 13 years due to various measures announced by the government to discourage purchases. GFMS, a precious metals consultancy, estimated India’s gold demand at 580 tonnes in 2016, a decline of 34 per cent from the previous year. This level of demand has not been seen in India since 2003. “The
Rising Demand for Online Diamond Trading
Ramat Gan: Electronic diamond trading is gaining steam worldwide, various stakeholders in the international diamond industry said at an e-commerce symposium held by the Israel Diamond Institute (IDI). The symposium was held at the Israel Precious Stones and Diamonds Exchange with Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) President Yoram Dvash, Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) Chairman Shmuel Schnitzer, Attorney Eli Shimoni and the
De Beers Q4 Output Leaps 10pc to 7.8mct
Gaborone: De Beers’ rough diamond production leaped 10 percent to 7.8 million carats during the fourth quarter of 2016 compared with 7.1 million carats, a year earlier, when production was reduced in response to trading conditions, Anglo American said. The group’s rough diamond production also increased 24 percent compared with 6,273 million carats produced during the third quarter as a
De Beers & GJEPC Leaders Discuss Market Challenges
Mumbai: Mr. Paul Rowley, Executive Vice President, Diamond Trading, De Beers Group, met the GJEPC leadership at the Bharat Diamond Bourse in Mumbai on 28 November. Rowley was joined by Sean Lin, VP Sales, De Beers Group, and Sunil Dias, Diamond Consultant, De Beers. The De Beers officials were received by GJEPC’s leadership including Kirit Bhansali, Chairman; Shaunak Parikh, Vice
Flanders Allows Foreign Diamond Workers in Antwerp
Antwerp: The Council of Ministers of the Flemish Government decided on the proposal of Minister of Work Zuhal Demir, that foreign workers may be employed for the shortage occupations of diamond polishers and diamond sorters. The decision is an important boost for the Antwerp diamond sector, which faces a structural shortage of these specialised profiles. They are scarcely available on
18 Antwerp Diamond Co. Finance for Medicines in Botswana
Antwerp: Botswana’s Minister of Minerals and Energy, Joy Bogolo Kenewendo, is visiting the Antwerp diamond sector this week to thank 18 diamond companies that jointly financed life-saving medicines and medical supplies. The Antwerp diamond community mobilised after Botswana declared a medical state of emergency this summer due to a severe shortage of essential medicines. Thanks to the funds raised, more
BDB Hosts RJC Roadshow & Board Meeting
Mumbai: Reinforcing its commitment to global best practices, Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) hosted the Responsible Jewellery Council (RJC) Roadshow, bringing together international experts and industry professionals for focused discussions on responsible, transparent, and future-ready practices in the diamond and jewellery sector. Led by Mr. Dave Meleski, Chairman, RJC, the programme featured presentations by Ms. Suzanne Brooks, General Manager – Standards,
