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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Some G&J Units in Surat & Jaipur Resume Production

Mumbai: A little over a month since the lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus began in India, a few gem and jewellery (G&J) manufacturing units in the Surat SEZ and in the Jaipur SEZs and EPIP have resumed limited production observing all safeguards and other prescribed norms. The first export parcels from these centres have also been shipped.

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The Pandemic Fuelled Investment Demand for Gold

Mumbai: Global gold demand held firm at 1,083.8t in Q1 2020, a rise of 1% on the same period last year, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest Gold Demand Trends report. The global COVID-19 pandemic fuelled safe-haven investment demand for gold, with gold-backed ETFs attracting huge inflows (+298t) to push global holdings in these products to a record high

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De Beers Group Donates for Women's Cause

Gaborone: De Beers Group yesterday announced a $200,000 donation across its four producer partner countries of Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa to assist women’s shelters and support organisations to respond to an increase in gender-based violence resulting from the COVID-19 situation. The donation will be split equally across Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa. It adds to the contributions

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India's Diamond Exports may Fall to Lowest in Decade

Mumbai: India’s diamond polishing revenue is set to plunge next year from $24bn in 2019 to as little as $13bn in fiscal 2021, according to the latest forecasts.  That’s a drop of almost half to the lowest level in a decade. Exports to the US and Europe – over 45 per cent  of India’s market – fell 41 per cent year-on-year in February as the coronavirus pandemic intensified, according to Crisil Ratings,

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Some G&J Units in Surat & Jaipur Resume Production

Mumbai: A little over a month since the lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus began in India, a few gem and jewellery (G&J) manufacturing units in the Surat SEZ and in the Jaipur SEZs and EPIP have resumed limited production observing all safeguards and other prescribed norms. The first export parcels from these centres have also been shipped.

Read More »

The Pandemic Fuelled Investment Demand for Gold

Mumbai: Global gold demand held firm at 1,083.8t in Q1 2020, a rise of 1% on the same period last year, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest Gold Demand Trends report. The global COVID-19 pandemic fuelled safe-haven investment demand for gold, with gold-backed ETFs attracting huge inflows (+298t) to push global holdings in these products to a record high

Read More »

De Beers Group Donates for Women's Cause

Gaborone: De Beers Group yesterday announced a $200,000 donation across its four producer partner countries of Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa to assist women’s shelters and support organisations to respond to an increase in gender-based violence resulting from the COVID-19 situation. The donation will be split equally across Botswana, Canada, Namibia and South Africa. It adds to the contributions

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India's Diamond Exports may Fall to Lowest in Decade

Mumbai: India’s diamond polishing revenue is set to plunge next year from $24bn in 2019 to as little as $13bn in fiscal 2021, according to the latest forecasts.  That’s a drop of almost half to the lowest level in a decade. Exports to the US and Europe – over 45 per cent  of India’s market – fell 41 per cent year-on-year in February as the coronavirus pandemic intensified, according to Crisil Ratings,

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