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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India’s Gold Demand Fell by 21%: WGC

Mumbai: Global gold demand rose 2% in 2016 to reach 4,309 tonnes (t), the highest level since 2013, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest Gold Demand Trends report. This was largely driven by inflows into gold-backed Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) of 532t, the second-highest year on record, as investors responded to concerns over future monetary policy, geopolitical uncertainty

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India's CBDT Bars 'Angadias' From Delivering Cash

New Delhi: The ‘angadias’ or diamond couriers in India will not deliver cash from one destination to other destination starting from February 15, 2017 following the order of the country’s Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to the angadias to stop accepting the delivery of cash, says a report in The Times Of India. The angadias will only deliver valuable

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1269 Retailers Closed Down in US During 2016

New York: The number of jewellery businesses operating in the U.S. fell 6 percent last year as more than 1,000 retailers closed down or merged with competitors. The drop took the total number of U.S. firms listed by the Jewellers Board of Trade (JBT) to 26,725 at the end of 2016, the industry association said. The number of businesses that

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Diamond Manufacturing Profits Squeezed in Jan

New York: Diamond manufacturing profits were squeezed in January amid strong rough demand while polished prices softened. Polished trading was cautious after disappointing U.S. holiday jewellery sales, while the rough market was driven by expectations jewellers will replenish inventory sold during the season. The RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) for 1-carat diamonds fell 0.9% in January and was down 6.8% from

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India’s Gold Demand Fell by 21%: WGC

Mumbai: Global gold demand rose 2% in 2016 to reach 4,309 tonnes (t), the highest level since 2013, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest Gold Demand Trends report. This was largely driven by inflows into gold-backed Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) of 532t, the second-highest year on record, as investors responded to concerns over future monetary policy, geopolitical uncertainty

Read More »

India's CBDT Bars 'Angadias' From Delivering Cash

New Delhi: The ‘angadias’ or diamond couriers in India will not deliver cash from one destination to other destination starting from February 15, 2017 following the order of the country’s Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) to the angadias to stop accepting the delivery of cash, says a report in The Times Of India. The angadias will only deliver valuable

Read More »

1269 Retailers Closed Down in US During 2016

New York: The number of jewellery businesses operating in the U.S. fell 6 percent last year as more than 1,000 retailers closed down or merged with competitors. The drop took the total number of U.S. firms listed by the Jewellers Board of Trade (JBT) to 26,725 at the end of 2016, the industry association said. The number of businesses that

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Diamond Manufacturing Profits Squeezed in Jan

New York: Diamond manufacturing profits were squeezed in January amid strong rough demand while polished prices softened. Polished trading was cautious after disappointing U.S. holiday jewellery sales, while the rough market was driven by expectations jewellers will replenish inventory sold during the season. The RapNet Diamond Index (RAPI) for 1-carat diamonds fell 0.9% in January and was down 6.8% from

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