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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Heavy Traffic on Trading Floor on IDWI Day 2

Ramat Gan: The trading floor of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) continued to see heavy traffic on the second day of the 6th International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI). The mood was upbeat, reflecting a lively trading atmosphere. Beyond the trading floor several events took place during the day. The IDE inaugurated its new state-of-the-art International Tender Center with a

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Common Facility Centre at Visnagar Inaugurated

Ahmedabad: The first ever Common Facility Centre for the gems and jewellery trade was inaugurated by Mrs. Rita Teaotia, Hon’ble Commerce Secretary, Government of India at Visnagar in Gujarat yesterday. The centre is part of the government supported project to establish centres at key locations in smaller towns where artisans from smaller enterprises will have access to the latest technology

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Design Inspirations 2017, Day-2

Mumbai: The second and concluding day of Design Inspirations, GJEPC’s annual seminar on design and trend forecasting, continued February 10 with the focus on the challenges of creating and marketing jewellery to the millennial generation. A range of speakers both from within the trade and outside shared their insights on a theme that has been much discussed over the last

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CIBJO’s Blue Books Available on its Website

Milan: The six CIBJO Blue Books are definitive sets of grading standards and nomenclature for diamonds, coloured gemstones, pearls, coral, precious metals, and gemmological laboratories. They are compiled and then are consistently reviewed and updated by the relevant CIBJO Commissions, whose members include representatives of trade organisations and laboratories active in the respective areas of the industry. In the almost

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Heavy Traffic on Trading Floor on IDWI Day 2

Ramat Gan: The trading floor of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) continued to see heavy traffic on the second day of the 6th International Diamond Week in Israel (IDWI). The mood was upbeat, reflecting a lively trading atmosphere. Beyond the trading floor several events took place during the day. The IDE inaugurated its new state-of-the-art International Tender Center with a

Read More »

Common Facility Centre at Visnagar Inaugurated

Ahmedabad: The first ever Common Facility Centre for the gems and jewellery trade was inaugurated by Mrs. Rita Teaotia, Hon’ble Commerce Secretary, Government of India at Visnagar in Gujarat yesterday. The centre is part of the government supported project to establish centres at key locations in smaller towns where artisans from smaller enterprises will have access to the latest technology

Read More »

Design Inspirations 2017, Day-2

Mumbai: The second and concluding day of Design Inspirations, GJEPC’s annual seminar on design and trend forecasting, continued February 10 with the focus on the challenges of creating and marketing jewellery to the millennial generation. A range of speakers both from within the trade and outside shared their insights on a theme that has been much discussed over the last

Read More »

CIBJO’s Blue Books Available on its Website

Milan: The six CIBJO Blue Books are definitive sets of grading standards and nomenclature for diamonds, coloured gemstones, pearls, coral, precious metals, and gemmological laboratories. They are compiled and then are consistently reviewed and updated by the relevant CIBJO Commissions, whose members include representatives of trade organisations and laboratories active in the respective areas of the industry. In the almost

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