Now That a Jobs Miss Broke Gold’s Resistance, Can Silver Clear Its Ceiling?

Macro Snapshot: The FOMC held rates at 3.50 to 3.75% on July 29 by a 9 to 3 vote, with three members dissenting in favour of a quarter-point hike. Chair Kevin Warsh described inflation as a ‘choice’ and made clear the Committee would move quickly if incoming inflation data ran hot. Going into the week ending August 7, CME FedWatch put September hike odds near 58%. That framing collapsed on Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that US employers

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Now That a Jobs Miss Broke Gold’s Resistance, Can Silver Clear Its Ceiling?

Macro Snapshot: The FOMC held rates at 3.50 to 3.75% on July 29 by a 9 to 3 vote, with three members dissenting in favour of a quarter-point hike. Chair Kevin Warsh described inflation as a ‘choice’ and made clear the Committee would move quickly if incoming inflation data ran hot. Going into the week ending August 7, CME FedWatch put September hike odds near 58%. That framing collapsed on Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that US employers

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CIBJO Pres Meets Thailand Commerce Minister

Bangkok: CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has met in Bangkok with Mrs. Apiradi Tantraporn, the Minister of Commerce of the Republic of Thailand, to discuss preparations for the 2017 CIBJO Congress, which will take place in the city in November, and also ways in which CIBJO and the congress can assist in enhancing the role of Thailand in the international jewellery

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India to Set up Bullion Bank

New Delhi: The Indian Government is working on a gold bank that will aim at building a higher level of transparency, increase value addition, and protect customers while ensuring the growth of this job-creating sector, reports Business Standard. The government, in principle, has decided to set up a gold spot exchange, improve measures for compliance by the jewellery industry, increase

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Surat Diamantaires Observed Strike to Protest GST

Surat: The world’s largest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat and those in Navsari and Saurashtra observed a shutdown on Saturday to press for exemption of the diamond industry from Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime that will come into force from July 1, reports The Times of India. The call for shutdown was given by Diamond GST Sangarsh

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Assocham Demands to Postpone GST Implementation

New Delhi: The Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (Assocham) has demanded postponing GST implementation, saying that taxpayers will find it difficult to comply with the provisions of the new indirect tax regime as the IT network is not yet ready. In a letter to Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley, Assocham said existing assessees have not yet migrated to the

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CIBJO Pres Meets Thailand Commerce Minister

Bangkok: CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has met in Bangkok with Mrs. Apiradi Tantraporn, the Minister of Commerce of the Republic of Thailand, to discuss preparations for the 2017 CIBJO Congress, which will take place in the city in November, and also ways in which CIBJO and the congress can assist in enhancing the role of Thailand in the international jewellery

Read More »

India to Set up Bullion Bank

New Delhi: The Indian Government is working on a gold bank that will aim at building a higher level of transparency, increase value addition, and protect customers while ensuring the growth of this job-creating sector, reports Business Standard. The government, in principle, has decided to set up a gold spot exchange, improve measures for compliance by the jewellery industry, increase

Read More »

Surat Diamantaires Observed Strike to Protest GST

Surat: The world’s largest diamond cutting and polishing centre in Surat and those in Navsari and Saurashtra observed a shutdown on Saturday to press for exemption of the diamond industry from Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime that will come into force from July 1, reports The Times of India. The call for shutdown was given by Diamond GST Sangarsh

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Assocham Demands to Postpone GST Implementation

New Delhi: The Associated Chambers of Commerce of India (Assocham) has demanded postponing GST implementation, saying that taxpayers will find it difficult to comply with the provisions of the new indirect tax regime as the IT network is not yet ready. In a letter to Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley, Assocham said existing assessees have not yet migrated to the

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