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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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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EL not Applicable on e-trade of Rough Diamonds

Mumbai: A delegation of India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) led by Mr. Colin Shah, Chairman, GJEPC, met Finance Minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman on 26th August, in New Delhi, to raise concerns and implications arising on the diamond segment due to expansion of Scope of Equalisation Levy (EL). In a relief to the industry, the Finance Minister clarified

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Indian Diamond Companies Cease Rough Imports

Mumbai: India being the global leader in diamonds, it produces 14 out of 15 diamonds set in jewellery worldwide and polishes one billion stones each year. In FY 2019, India’s major export markets for cut & polished diamonds were USA ($6,960.09 million), Hong Kong ($6,381.97 million), Middle East ($2113.63 million), Europe ($1,534.50 million). Although the year 2020 is reminiscent of the recession period of 2008-09 when the Indian diamond

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Online Registration For Jewellers & Hallmarking Centres

Mumbai: India’s Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan, on 21st August virtually launched the online system of Registration and Renewal of Jewellers and online system of Recognition and Renewal of the Assaying and Hallmarking (A&H) Centres. This online system can be accessed through the Bureau of Indian Standards web portal www.manakonline.in. While launching the

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Forevermark:Autumn-Winter Diamond Jewellery Trends

Mumbai: Forevermark has unveiled its Trend Report for 2020. Developed at Forevermark’s Design and Innovation Centre in Milan, four key themes have been identified to inspire and shape desire fordiamonds in 2020. “From finding personal fulfilment, and creating meaningful design, to protecting our precious planet, and the value of empowerment and acceptance, the Forevermark 2020 Trend Book speaks to important

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EL not Applicable on e-trade of Rough Diamonds

Mumbai: A delegation of India’s Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) led by Mr. Colin Shah, Chairman, GJEPC, met Finance Minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman on 26th August, in New Delhi, to raise concerns and implications arising on the diamond segment due to expansion of Scope of Equalisation Levy (EL). In a relief to the industry, the Finance Minister clarified

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Indian Diamond Companies Cease Rough Imports

Mumbai: India being the global leader in diamonds, it produces 14 out of 15 diamonds set in jewellery worldwide and polishes one billion stones each year. In FY 2019, India’s major export markets for cut & polished diamonds were USA ($6,960.09 million), Hong Kong ($6,381.97 million), Middle East ($2113.63 million), Europe ($1,534.50 million). Although the year 2020 is reminiscent of the recession period of 2008-09 when the Indian diamond

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Online Registration For Jewellers & Hallmarking Centres

Mumbai: India’s Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution Mr. Ram Vilas Paswan, on 21st August virtually launched the online system of Registration and Renewal of Jewellers and online system of Recognition and Renewal of the Assaying and Hallmarking (A&H) Centres. This online system can be accessed through the Bureau of Indian Standards web portal www.manakonline.in. While launching the

Read More »

Forevermark:Autumn-Winter Diamond Jewellery Trends

Mumbai: Forevermark has unveiled its Trend Report for 2020. Developed at Forevermark’s Design and Innovation Centre in Milan, four key themes have been identified to inspire and shape desire fordiamonds in 2020. “From finding personal fulfilment, and creating meaningful design, to protecting our precious planet, and the value of empowerment and acceptance, the Forevermark 2020 Trend Book speaks to important

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