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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GJEPC Guides on “Benefits of Organised Trading”

Mumbai:  The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council organised a seminar in Mumbai on 5th January 2017 to create awareness about the benefits of cashless transaction, income tax compliances, as well as on doing business in an organised manner. The seminar was, especially organised for the non-members of the Council who are doing business in an unorganised manner, but have

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GJEPC’s Design Inspirations Seminar on 9-10 Feb

Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has announced that its Design Inspirations seminar will be held on February 9th and 10th 2017, in Mumbai. An annual event, each year the seminar explores the design trends paradigm and  emerging scenarios through the presentations of expert speakers.  The audience is also provided with insights on how the broad trends

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India’s Gold Imports About 492 Tonnes in 2016

Mumbai: India’s gold imports for 2016 are estimated to be 492 tonnes in volume terms or about US$ 16-17 billion in value terms, according to a survey by Thomson Reuters GFMS. The agency said that not only does this represent a significant dip compared to the previous year, but is also the lowest level they have reached since 2003. TRGFMS

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ICEX to Introduce Trading of Diamond Futures

Mumbai: The Indian Commodity Exchange (ICEX) is set to launch trading of diamond futures with a view to helping the industry hedge against wild fluctuations in polished prices. Investors will buy diamond futures on ICEX in a format similar to commodities exchanges such as Comex, Nymex and the London Metal Exchange. They will be able to choose from three different

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Diavik Mine Reaches 150 Mln. ct. Milestone

Yellowknife (Canada): Rio Tinto’s Diavik Diamond Mine in the Northwest Territories of Canada hasreached a significant milestone of producing 150 million carats of rough diamonds since the minecommenced production in 2003. Diavik mine, located on an island in a remote sub-Arctic lake, produces predominantly gem quality whitediamonds and a small quantity of yellow diamonds, destined for high end jewellery in

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GemLead-A Landmark Collaboration between IIMA & GJC

Ahmedabad: The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA), one of India’s premier management institutes, and the All India Gem and Jewellery Domestic Council (GJC), the country’s topmost jewellers’ representative body, yesterday begin a pioneering collaboration to launch “GemLead – Gems & Jewellery Executive Masterclass on Leadership, Excellence and Advanced Development.” This landmark initiative is designed exclusively for GJC members and

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CIBJO Congress to be Held Under Patronage of France President

Milan: The Élysée Palace, the official seat of French head of state, has confirmed that the 2025 CIBJO Congress of the World Jewellery Confederation, which is scheduled to take place in Paris from October 27 to October 29, 2025, will be under the official patronage of Emmanuel Macron, the President of the Republic of France. The agreement of the French

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1,800 Diamantaires Head to Antwerp for Auction

Antwerp: The Antwerp diamond district is notably busy this month, with eight diamond auctions taking place, including four running simultaneously during the first week of September. More than 1,800 diamantaires from all over the world are traveling to Antwerp to bid on 900 different parcels of rough diamonds. The Antwerp branch of diamond auction house Bonas is the only place

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