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The 200-Day Held: Now Comes the Test That Decides Whether the Bounce is a Reversal
Macro Snapshot: The week ending July 3 broke a five-week decline for both gold and silver. Gold posted its first weekly gain since late May and silver led the recovery with a much larger move. The trigger was a weaker-than-expected US jobs report, which reset rate-hike expectations and pushed the dollar to its largest weekly decline since April. Layered underneath were two other significant developments: the release of the World Gold Council’s Mid-Year Outlook on Tuesday July 1 (covered in

The 200-Day Held: Now Comes the Test That Decides Whether the Bounce is a Reversal
Macro Snapshot: The week ending July 3 broke a five-week decline for both gold and silver. Gold posted its first weekly gain since late May and silver led the recovery with a much larger move. The trigger was a weaker-than-expected US jobs report, which reset rate-hike expectations and pushed the dollar to its largest weekly decline since April. Layered underneath were two other significant developments: the release of the World Gold Council’s Mid-Year Outlook on Tuesday July 1 (covered in
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India's G&J Exports Grew by 16.63% in April 2021
Mumbai: India’s Gem and Jewellery sector has witnessed a decent recovery in exports over the last few months, as demand is back in major export markets. In the month of April 2021, the overall gross exports of gems and jewellery is showing a growth of 16.63% to US$ 3369.65 million as compared to US$ 2889.12 million in April 2019, the

GJ Industry Voices Concern at USTR Public Hearing
Mumbai: At the United States Trade Representative (USTR) multi-jurisdictional hearing held virtually on 10th May, India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) along with other major trade bodies and leading exporters from the gem & jewellery sector represented Indian industry’s grievances over a proposed 25% import duty on 17 Indian jewellery items. The witnesses from gem & jewellery sector

Relief to Indian Jewellers on Mandatory Hallmarking
Mumbai: The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court passed an interim order on 7th May 2021, which stops Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) from taking any coercive action on jewellers (across India) or impose penalty on those who may not comply with BIA (BIS Act, 2016) regulations [Section 29(2)] on mandatory hallmarking due to the lack of adequate infrastructure in terms of assaying &

WFDB, BDB Raise Funds for COVID Relief in India
Antwerp: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) have launched a campaign, Diamond Aid, to raise funds to help India in its battle with COVID-19. Recently, the WFDB Executive Committee held an emergency session over Zoom, and decided unanimously to take the lead in mobilizing the international diamond and jewelry industry to donate. The goal

India's G&J Exports Grew by 16.63% in April 2021
Mumbai: India’s Gem and Jewellery sector has witnessed a decent recovery in exports over the last few months, as demand is back in major export markets. In the month of April 2021, the overall gross exports of gems and jewellery is showing a growth of 16.63% to US$ 3369.65 million as compared to US$ 2889.12 million in April 2019, the

GJ Industry Voices Concern at USTR Public Hearing
Mumbai: At the United States Trade Representative (USTR) multi-jurisdictional hearing held virtually on 10th May, India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) along with other major trade bodies and leading exporters from the gem & jewellery sector represented Indian industry’s grievances over a proposed 25% import duty on 17 Indian jewellery items. The witnesses from gem & jewellery sector

Relief to Indian Jewellers on Mandatory Hallmarking
Mumbai: The Nagpur Bench of Bombay High Court passed an interim order on 7th May 2021, which stops Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) from taking any coercive action on jewellers (across India) or impose penalty on those who may not comply with BIA (BIS Act, 2016) regulations [Section 29(2)] on mandatory hallmarking due to the lack of adequate infrastructure in terms of assaying &

WFDB, BDB Raise Funds for COVID Relief in India
Antwerp: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) have launched a campaign, Diamond Aid, to raise funds to help India in its battle with COVID-19. Recently, the WFDB Executive Committee held an emergency session over Zoom, and decided unanimously to take the lead in mobilizing the international diamond and jewelry industry to donate. The goal