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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HRD Antwerp Opens New Office in BDB

Mumbai: Chief Guest Mr. Peter Huyghebaert, Consul General of Belgium in Mumbai along-with Mr. Anoop Mehta, president of Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB); Mr. Michel Janssens, CEO, HRD Antwerp; Mr. Pascal Delvenne, CEO, HRD Antwerp and Mr. Ravi Chhabria, managing director, HRD Antwerp India inaugurated the lab’s new office in BDB among other dignataries. On the ocassion, Mr. Michel Janssens, CEO,

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UAE Exempts Gold, Diamond Trading from VAT

Dubai: The UAE Cabinet has adopted a law to introduce the VAT Reversed Charge mechanism for investors in gold, diamond and precious metals. Under the mechanism, there will only be documented entries of five percent VAT in the books of both buyers and sellers but no payment of the fee. According to state news agency WAM, the step aims to

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India's Gold Demand Fell by 12% in Q1: WGC

Mumbai: Gold demand had a soft start to 2018, reaching 973 tonnes (t), the lowest first quarter since 2008. This was largely caused by a fall in investment demand for gold bars and gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as a subdued gold price environment hampered demand. Global jewellery demand was roughly flat at 488t, down 1% on Q1 2017. Demand in

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Nirav Modi Seeks Political Asylum in UK

Mumbai: Diamantaire Nirav Modi, wanted for 11,000-crore bank scam, is trying ways and means to avoid returning to India. According to a report in NDTV, Nirav Modi is attempting to hire a lawyer who can help him get political asylum in the United Kingdom. Nirav Modi, who flew out of India on January 1, days before the CBI registered a

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HRD Antwerp Opens New Office in BDB

Mumbai: Chief Guest Mr. Peter Huyghebaert, Consul General of Belgium in Mumbai along-with Mr. Anoop Mehta, president of Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB); Mr. Michel Janssens, CEO, HRD Antwerp; Mr. Pascal Delvenne, CEO, HRD Antwerp and Mr. Ravi Chhabria, managing director, HRD Antwerp India inaugurated the lab’s new office in BDB among other dignataries. On the ocassion, Mr. Michel Janssens, CEO,

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UAE Exempts Gold, Diamond Trading from VAT

Dubai: The UAE Cabinet has adopted a law to introduce the VAT Reversed Charge mechanism for investors in gold, diamond and precious metals. Under the mechanism, there will only be documented entries of five percent VAT in the books of both buyers and sellers but no payment of the fee. According to state news agency WAM, the step aims to

Read More »

India's Gold Demand Fell by 12% in Q1: WGC

Mumbai: Gold demand had a soft start to 2018, reaching 973 tonnes (t), the lowest first quarter since 2008. This was largely caused by a fall in investment demand for gold bars and gold-backed exchange-traded funds (ETFs), as a subdued gold price environment hampered demand. Global jewellery demand was roughly flat at 488t, down 1% on Q1 2017. Demand in

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Nirav Modi Seeks Political Asylum in UK

Mumbai: Diamantaire Nirav Modi, wanted for 11,000-crore bank scam, is trying ways and means to avoid returning to India. According to a report in NDTV, Nirav Modi is attempting to hire a lawyer who can help him get political asylum in the United Kingdom. Nirav Modi, who flew out of India on January 1, days before the CBI registered a

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