Two Weeks, Two Divergences, One Mechanism: The Rupee is Rewriting Indian Gold

Macro Snapshot: Two weeks ago, the rupee crisis pushed MCX gold up 3.9% while COMEX gold fell 3.6%. The week ending May 29 produced the exact mirror image: COMEX gold rose 1.5% while MCX gold fell 2.0%. Same mechanism, opposite direction. The rupee’s path through the week tells the full story. The intra-week range of 95.05 to 96.26, roughly 1.2%, is what explains why MCX prices fell while COMEX prices rose. But US and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement

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Two Weeks, Two Divergences, One Mechanism: The Rupee is Rewriting Indian Gold

Macro Snapshot: Two weeks ago, the rupee crisis pushed MCX gold up 3.9% while COMEX gold fell 3.6%. The week ending May 29 produced the exact mirror image: COMEX gold rose 1.5% while MCX gold fell 2.0%. Same mechanism, opposite direction. The rupee’s path through the week tells the full story. The intra-week range of 95.05 to 96.26, roughly 1.2%, is what explains why MCX prices fell while COMEX prices rose. But US and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement

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SGE to Start Fixing Gold Price Denominated in Yuan

Shanghai: The Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) will try to start offering the renminbi-denominated gold-fixing price this year, as an alternative to the dollar-denominated gold-fixing in London. Xu Luode, head of SGE said that the bourse has been researching the pros and cons of the yuan-denominated gold-fixing price, and will strive to launch it by the end of this year as

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HK, Thailand Ink Mou on Trade Promotion

Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry of Commerce of Thailand signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery Show, as cited in JNA. The MoU aims at further promoting trade and strengthening economic partnership between Thailand and Hong Kong. It also aims at

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Sarine Launches Sarine Profile System

Tel Aviv: Sarine Technologies Ltd, engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of precision technology products for the planning, processing, evaluation and measurement of diamonds and gems, held an invitation-only event that unveiled Sarine’s latest offering for the wholesale and retail trade in polished diamonds – the Sarine Profile. The Sarine Profile allows polished diamond sellers to customize, personalize and

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GJF Demands Withdrawal of PAN Card Proposal

Mumbai: The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF), the national trade federation for the promotion and growth of trade in Gems and Jewellery (G&J) sector across India, has expressed dissatisfaction over imposition of requirement of PAN Card on any transaction over Rs. 1 lakh. This is not practical and will discriminate 70% of the rural buyers as they

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SGE to Start Fixing Gold Price Denominated in Yuan

Shanghai: The Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) will try to start offering the renminbi-denominated gold-fixing price this year, as an alternative to the dollar-denominated gold-fixing in London. Xu Luode, head of SGE said that the bourse has been researching the pros and cons of the yuan-denominated gold-fixing price, and will strive to launch it by the end of this year as

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HK, Thailand Ink Mou on Trade Promotion

Hong Kong: The Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC) and the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry of Commerce of Thailand signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) at the HKTDC Hong Kong International Jewellery Show, as cited in JNA. The MoU aims at further promoting trade and strengthening economic partnership between Thailand and Hong Kong. It also aims at

Read More »

Sarine Launches Sarine Profile System

Tel Aviv: Sarine Technologies Ltd, engaged in the development, manufacture and sale of precision technology products for the planning, processing, evaluation and measurement of diamonds and gems, held an invitation-only event that unveiled Sarine’s latest offering for the wholesale and retail trade in polished diamonds – the Sarine Profile. The Sarine Profile allows polished diamond sellers to customize, personalize and

Read More »

GJF Demands Withdrawal of PAN Card Proposal

Mumbai: The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF), the national trade federation for the promotion and growth of trade in Gems and Jewellery (G&J) sector across India, has expressed dissatisfaction over imposition of requirement of PAN Card on any transaction over Rs. 1 lakh. This is not practical and will discriminate 70% of the rural buyers as they

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