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’s MyKYCBank to Hold Training Sessions

Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), had, some time back launched MyKYCBank.com for the benefit of the industry. The GJEPC is now holding training sessions for representatives (who are typically involved in the KYC process) of participating member companies. These sessions are planned to be held twice a week – every Tuesday and Thursday at 4.00 pm

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KP Chair Ahmed Bin Sulayem Honoured by DDC

New York: Kimberley Process (KP) Chair Ahmed Bin Sulayem has been honoured by the Diamond Dealers Club (DDC) of New York for contributions to supporting the sustainable growth of the global diamond industry. During an official visit to the United States, the accolade was presented to Bin Sulayem by Reuven Kaufman, President of the DDC, and Eli Izhakoff, Honorary President

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U.S. Consumer Confidence Highest in 13 Years

New York: Consumer confidence climbed in December to the highest level since August 2001 as Americans were more upbeat about the outlook than at any time in the last 13 years, writes Bloomberg based on a report from the Conference Board, a New-York based independent business membership and research association working in the public interest. The Conference Board Consumer Confidence

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Dates for 10th Signature IIJS Rescheduled Again

Mumbai:  The 10th edition of Signature IIJS 2017 is all set to unveil the most coveted premium jewellery and kick-start the new buying season from 6th (Monday) – 9th (Thursday) February, 2017 at Bombay Exhibition Centre, Goregaon. The 4th edition of India Gem & Jewellery Machinery Expo (IGJME) – one of the leading gem and jewellery (G&J) technology fairs – will be held in conjunction

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Gold Smuggling Arrests Jump 750% YoY in India

Mumbai, 14th April: While cases of gold smuggling in India have jumped 265% from 40 in 2012-13 to 146 in 2013-14, the number of people arrested has shot up by 750%, from 30 in 2012-13 to 255 in 2013-14, data from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence shows, according to a report published in Mineweb. “Gold imports through the legal channel have

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