Gold Silver Reports (GSR) — Gold Demand on Akshaya Tritiya 2018 — First off, “investing in gold is not the same as buying gold for consumption. If you plan to buy gold for your daughter’s wedding or to gift your wife, that shouldn’t be counted as investment. Jewelry has emotional value and people generally don’t wish to sell it except in times of extreme financial distress. In addition, making charges during purchase and breaking charges during sale make jewelry unattractive as a form of investment,”
Base Metals Prices Broadly Down, Aluminium Runs into Profit-Taking; LIVE FUTURES REPORT
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Base Metals Prices Broadly Down, Aluminium Runs into Profit-Taking; LIVE FUTURES REPORT — The most-traded June aluminum contract on the SHFE traded at 14,850 yuan ($2,363) per tonne as of 11.30am Shanghai time, down by 70 yuan per tonne from Tuesday’s close.
How Investors Can Manage India’s 2019 Election Risk
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – How Investors Can Manage India’s 2019 Election Risk – “Since 1991, every election has been preceded by a coalition government; hence, the market has had room to be hopeful of a stronger government,” Morgan Stanley said. “It enters the 2019 polls with a majority government already at the helm. So, it has to deal with the prospects of a weaker government at the centre.”
Russia Sanctions Throw Global Aluminum Industry Into Chaos
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Russia Sanctions Throw Global Aluminum Industry Into Chaos — As producers like Rio hunt for new buyers for their bauxite and sources of alumina to feed smelters, the global chokepoint created by the sanctions means that many of the miners, refiners and smelters that should be benefiting from surging prices are actually facing challenges just to keep their operations running. For aluminum smelters, suspending operations is a worst-case scenario and restarting is very expensive.
Government Steps Up Currency Notes Printing Amid Cash Crunch
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Government Steps Up Currency Notes Printing Amid Cash Crunch — There is a spurt in currency demand, Economic Affairs Secretary Subhash Garg told reporters today. Additional cash is being supplied to meet the demand and Rs 500 currency notes worth Rs 2,500 crore are being printed every day, he added. That adds up to Rs 70,000-75,000 crore worth of notes in a month. Banking Secretary Rajiv Kumar had indicated earlier in the day that there is a shortage of Rs 500 notes in the system which will remain for five to seven days.