http://www.commodityonline.com/ India's largest commodity news portal en-us Sun, 21 Mar 2010 17:04:20 GMT 60 Copyright: (C) 2007 Commodity Online India Limited. All Rights Reserved. http://www.commodityonline.com/images2008/commodity_logo.jpg http://www.commodityonline.com/ 144 27 Visit CommodityOnline.com http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Indias-gem-and-jewellery-exports-surge-26685-3-1.html India's export market growth in 2009 has been encouraging with total gem and jewellery exports registering at US$25.22 billion as compared to US$24.95 billion irrespective of global melt down prevalent during this period. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Gold-bull-market-to-accelerate-thanks-to-bonds-26684-3-1.html For Gold watchers now is the time to start watching the relationship between Gold and bonds. According to Wikipedia the worldwide bond market is $82 trillion and the US bond market is $34 trillion. Clearly the crowded trade is bonds. Gold s bull market will accelerate when money starts to move out of bonds and into Gold. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Gold-slowly-making-way-for-platinum-in-India-26675-3-1.html With its price coming closer to gold platinum jewellery has gained momentum in the past two years. Leading platinum jewellery manufacturers have been targeting consumers in the 20 40 age group with high disposable income. Platinum jewellery items of various sizes types and weight are available with almost with every mid size jewellery maker and seller in Tier I and Tier II cities in India. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Commodity-Trends-No-wheat-export-futures-slump-26680-3-1.html With India's Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar ruling out wheat exports for the time being wheat futures which were rebounding at NCDEX went down again. India's major stock indices are set to gain this year on the back of earnings optimism and economic growth while RBI seems to be gearing up for interest rate hike in its Monetary Policy to be released on April 20 Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Retail-gold-investment-a-latest-crush-in-India-26676-3-1.html In India gold is considered as one of the prestigious instruments of investment among the household consumers. Small household units are now becoming potential investors for gold from the key consumers. The demand for consumption purpose is no longer the main driver of demand for the yellow metal but the systematic investments in retail gold investment options is the latest crush among the small investors in the country. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Time-for-gold-jewellers-to-check-out-new-metals-26671-3-1.html A range of jewellery made of mixed metals is also in the works. Several jewelers are launching a range of products made from mixed metals which include silver gold and platinum that give a yellow gold kind of effect. Unlike jewellery made from silver which turns black mixed metal jewellery retains its luster. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Can-central-banks-save-Greece-with-gold-reserves-26665-3-1.html Will the central banks in Europe help save the cash strapped Greece through its gold reserves? Eurozone central banks currently hold a total of 10 832 tonnes of Gold Bullion worth some and euro 289 billion ($392bn) only just equal to Greece's outstanding debt and less than the Eurozone's current year fiscal deficit across all of the 16 members. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Gold-bullets-to-kill-cancer!-26642-3-1.html Magic bullets also called silver bullets because of the folkloric belief that only silver bullets can kill supernatural creatures remain the goal of drug development efforts today. The gold bullets are gold nanocages that when injected selectively accumulate in tumors. When the tumors are later bathed in laser light the surrounding tissue is barely warmed but the nanocages convert light to heat. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Gold-ETFs-not-shining-as-last-year-but-might-soon-26661-3-1.html Gold exchange traded funds (ETFs) haven t been shining quite the way they did last year year to date they re up a scant 2% or so. But those who extract and produce the gold aren t letting that get them down. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Steep-fall-in-gold-coins-sales-in-Europe-26664-3-1.html Muenze Oesterreich AG the Austrian mint that makes the best selling gold coin in Europe and Japan said sales have fallen 80 percent this year after buyers began to regain confidence in the global economy. We re getting back to business as usual rather than the hectic panic demand we ve seen over the last couple of years Vienna based Marketing Director Kerry Tattersall said late yesterday in an interview. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Diamond-cradle-Jagersfontein-property-for-sale-26641-3-1.html Jagersfontein has fallen on hard times since the mine was closed and the downward spiral continued due to municipal mismanagement after the end of Apartheid. Exorbitant property taxes have been imposed on the white residents causing most of them to leave the town. This in turn led to high unemployment under the remaining residents both black and white. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.commodityonline.com/news/Why-gold-and-silver-are-biggest-asset-bubbles-26633-3-1.html As George Soros stated in Davos with near zero interest rates gold is the ultimate asset bubble . We agree with his assessment and believe that monetary inflation together with the massive debt overhang in the West will propel gold and silver to new highs. Accordingly we are holding on to our positions in our preferred gold and silver mining stocks. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT