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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Celebrate this Akshay Tritiya with Platinum

Mumbai: Celebrate auspicious Akshaya Tritiya this year with the pure white metal, Platinum. On this day ‘white’ is considered auspicious and is of special significance, for it symbolises purity. The word “Akshaya” means never diminishing in Sanskrit and the occasion is celebrated with white payasam, jasmine flowers; kolam and even white utensils are used for the puja. Platinum is a

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Fura Appoints Thompson Group as Creative Agency

Toronto: Fura Gems Inc., a gemstone mining and marketing company, has appointed the Thompson Group as their creative agency.  The Thompson Group will lead the development of a marketing initiative to build awareness and establish prestige branding for Colombian Emeralds and Mozambique Rubies.  This is part of the Company’s overall plan to structure the coloured gem market and unlock significant

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Registration Starts for 2018 World Diamond Congress

Antwerp: The official website of the 38th World Diamond Congress has gone live, allowing participants to register for the June 19-21 biennial gathering of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA). The three-day gathering, organised by the Israel Diamond Exchange, will take place at the Hilton Hotel in Tel Aviv, starting with committee

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Gold Demand in UAE Plummeted in Q1

Dubai: Demand for gold jewelry in the United Arab Emirates plummeted in the first quarter, and traders say they know the culprit: the value-added tax, reports Bloomberg. Wholesale gold jewellery sales in Dubai, sometimes known as the City of Gold, fell 50 to 60 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier after VAT began on Jan. 1, according

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Celebrate this Akshay Tritiya with Platinum

Mumbai: Celebrate auspicious Akshaya Tritiya this year with the pure white metal, Platinum. On this day ‘white’ is considered auspicious and is of special significance, for it symbolises purity. The word “Akshaya” means never diminishing in Sanskrit and the occasion is celebrated with white payasam, jasmine flowers; kolam and even white utensils are used for the puja. Platinum is a

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Fura Appoints Thompson Group as Creative Agency

Toronto: Fura Gems Inc., a gemstone mining and marketing company, has appointed the Thompson Group as their creative agency.  The Thompson Group will lead the development of a marketing initiative to build awareness and establish prestige branding for Colombian Emeralds and Mozambique Rubies.  This is part of the Company’s overall plan to structure the coloured gem market and unlock significant

Read More »

Registration Starts for 2018 World Diamond Congress

Antwerp: The official website of the 38th World Diamond Congress has gone live, allowing participants to register for the June 19-21 biennial gathering of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA). The three-day gathering, organised by the Israel Diamond Exchange, will take place at the Hilton Hotel in Tel Aviv, starting with committee

Read More »

Gold Demand in UAE Plummeted in Q1

Dubai: Demand for gold jewelry in the United Arab Emirates plummeted in the first quarter, and traders say they know the culprit: the value-added tax, reports Bloomberg. Wholesale gold jewellery sales in Dubai, sometimes known as the City of Gold, fell 50 to 60 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier after VAT began on Jan. 1, according

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