The Tariff Lag Effect: Why MCX Prices are Still Below

The week ending May 22 was the digestion week. After the policy shock of the previous week (the steepest gold import duty hike on record, a record-low rupee, and a tightening of the Advance Authorisation scheme), price action paused. MCX gold gained just 0.1%, silver was essentially flat. COMEX gold and silver both declined modestly, by 0.8% and 1.7% respectively. The week’s headline numbers reveal almost nothing about what is actually happening in the Indian gold market right now. The

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The Tariff Lag Effect: Why MCX Prices are Still Below

The week ending May 22 was the digestion week. After the policy shock of the previous week (the steepest gold import duty hike on record, a record-low rupee, and a tightening of the Advance Authorisation scheme), price action paused. MCX gold gained just 0.1%, silver was essentially flat. COMEX gold and silver both declined modestly, by 0.8% and 1.7% respectively. The week’s headline numbers reveal almost nothing about what is actually happening in the Indian gold market right now. The

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GJEPC Donates Rs. 50 Crore for Workers' Welfare

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) , the apex body of the Gem and Jewellery industry in India, has contributed  Rs. 50 Crore from its own reserves to help the needy workers of the industry impacted by Covid-19. The Fund allocated by GJEPC will also be utilized to support the Government in undertaking several initiatives to fight the current

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WFDB to Launch a Diamond Trading Platform

Antwerp: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses today announced that it has decided to create a World Federation Diamond Trading Platform. The process of creation is on and the cross-bourse trading platform will be launched in due course. “The brand-new, state-of-the-art, trading platform, which will be available for use by all members of all bourses, is being created specially keeping

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GJEPC Welcomes Relief Measures Declared by Govt.

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has welcomed the relief measures in the financial year end related operational measures announced by Hon. Union Finance Minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman. Mr. Colin Shah, Vice Chairman, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC), said, “We welcome the relief in the financial year end related operational measures as these will give some relief

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India Declares Total Lockdown for 21 Days

Mumbai: In the wake of alarming spread of the COVID-19 globally as well as in India, the government has decided to enforce complete isolation through 21 days’ nation wide lockdown. In his live address through electronic media and radio to the people of nation, the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi said that entire India will be locked down for the

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GJEPC Donates Rs. 50 Crore for Workers' Welfare

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) , the apex body of the Gem and Jewellery industry in India, has contributed  Rs. 50 Crore from its own reserves to help the needy workers of the industry impacted by Covid-19. The Fund allocated by GJEPC will also be utilized to support the Government in undertaking several initiatives to fight the current

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WFDB to Launch a Diamond Trading Platform

Antwerp: The World Federation of Diamond Bourses today announced that it has decided to create a World Federation Diamond Trading Platform. The process of creation is on and the cross-bourse trading platform will be launched in due course. “The brand-new, state-of-the-art, trading platform, which will be available for use by all members of all bourses, is being created specially keeping

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GJEPC Welcomes Relief Measures Declared by Govt.

Mumbai: India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has welcomed the relief measures in the financial year end related operational measures announced by Hon. Union Finance Minister Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman. Mr. Colin Shah, Vice Chairman, Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council of India (GJEPC), said, “We welcome the relief in the financial year end related operational measures as these will give some relief

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India Declares Total Lockdown for 21 Days

Mumbai: In the wake of alarming spread of the COVID-19 globally as well as in India, the government has decided to enforce complete isolation through 21 days’ nation wide lockdown. In his live address through electronic media and radio to the people of nation, the Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi said that entire India will be locked down for the

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