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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Modi Assures of a ‘Road Map’ to “Make In India”

New Delhi: In a day-long workshop on ‘Make in India’ held on 29th December 2014, the Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi assured Indian industries of a ‘Road Map’ and wished to change the culture of the government to one where Responsibility, Ownership, Accountability, Discipline are the norms. The Prime Minister also said that Human Resource Development, Innovation and Research

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GJEPC’s Investment-plans for Make in India

New Delhi: On the heels of the recently concluded World Diamond Conference, a highly successful and globally appreciated conclave, Gems & Jewelry Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of gems and jewellery exports in India, presents a memorandum outlining the 1 year and 3 year action plan for the gem and jewellery sector. The memorandum is a conclusive action

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No De Beers Office in India

Mumbai: De Beers, the global diamond mining company, says it has no plan to open a trading office in India. “The auction sales customers in India are serviced out of either Dubai or Antwerp,” said a spokesperson, to a Business Standard query. The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) had been pressing the central government to declare a large

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Weak Ruble to Benefit Indian diamond Trade

Mumbai: The Indian diamond processing industry, the largest in the world, will benefit from the sliding Russian ruble which in the recent past has declined to even below 60 rubles per US dollar. It is estimated to have depreciated 40 per cent in 2014. By a happy coincidence, in early December, leading Indian diamond processors officially tied up with Russia’s

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Modi Assures of a ‘Road Map’ to “Make In India”

New Delhi: In a day-long workshop on ‘Make in India’ held on 29th December 2014, the Indian Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi assured Indian industries of a ‘Road Map’ and wished to change the culture of the government to one where Responsibility, Ownership, Accountability, Discipline are the norms. The Prime Minister also said that Human Resource Development, Innovation and Research

Read More »

GJEPC’s Investment-plans for Make in India

New Delhi: On the heels of the recently concluded World Diamond Conference, a highly successful and globally appreciated conclave, Gems & Jewelry Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of gems and jewellery exports in India, presents a memorandum outlining the 1 year and 3 year action plan for the gem and jewellery sector. The memorandum is a conclusive action

Read More »

No De Beers Office in India

Mumbai: De Beers, the global diamond mining company, says it has no plan to open a trading office in India. “The auction sales customers in India are serviced out of either Dubai or Antwerp,” said a spokesperson, to a Business Standard query. The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) had been pressing the central government to declare a large

Read More »

Weak Ruble to Benefit Indian diamond Trade

Mumbai: The Indian diamond processing industry, the largest in the world, will benefit from the sliding Russian ruble which in the recent past has declined to even below 60 rubles per US dollar. It is estimated to have depreciated 40 per cent in 2014. By a happy coincidence, in early December, leading Indian diamond processors officially tied up with Russia’s

Read More »

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