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Gold Jewelers in India

Gold Jewelers in India are Expecting a Cool Reception in the Short Term

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Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold Jewelers in India are Expecting a Cool Reception in the Short Term — Joyalukkas Group has put an initial share sale of its jewelry business on hold and will revisit the proposal after national elections next year, Baby George, chief executive officer of the Kerala-based company, said in an interview Thursday. The fraud claims also have seen banks review funding for the gem and jewelry sector, he said. Gold jewelers in India are expecting a cool reception in the short term to any plans to publicly trade shares in the wake of an alleged $2 billion fraud by jewelers Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi.                

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Crude oil near $71 amid Middle East tensions

U.S. May Become World’s Top Oil Exporter Next Year ; Citigroup Says

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Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – U.S. May Become World’s Top Oil Exporter Next Year ; Citi Says  — The U.S. looks likely to overtake Saudi Arabia to become the world’s biggest oil exporter next year, according to Citigroup Inc. With American production surging to unprecedented levels as OPEC continues curbing output, the U.S. is on course to be the top exporter of crude and oil products in 2019, Citigroup said in an April 25 note.

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Import Duty on Sugar may be Cut from 40%

Import Duty on Sugar may be Cut from 40%

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Gold Silver Reports — India is considering a cut in import duty on sugar from the current 40% owing to increasing inflation and downward revision of production targets by sugar mills, government officials said. India is the world’s biggest aggregate consumer of the sweetener and often imports the commodity when local output falls, to prevent prices from soaring.

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Commodity That No One Knows About But Everybody Wants to Buy

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Gold Silver Reports — The world’s mines and steel plants got so devalued during the commodity slump that some were just given away by owners struggling to cut losses or debt. But there’s at least one metal that’s been attracting a lot of attention.

Niobium — named for a Greek goddess who became a symbol of the tragic mourning mother — is used to produce stronger, lighter steel for industrial pipes and aircraft parts. It is mined in only three places on Earth, and the price of every kilogram is seven times higher than copper.  

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