Silver import curbs, US-Iran tensions to keep bullion market volatile next week: Analysts

Gold and silver markets brace for a volatile week ahead amid the government’s latest curbs on silver imports, movement in crude oil prices and global uncertainty surrounding the US-Iran conflict, analysts said. On the economic front, investors will closely track Chinese economic data, US housing numbers, PMI data, weekly jobless claims and minutes of the…

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Is duty hike fuelling a surge in gold smuggling? 115 gold bars weighing 3.5 kg seized at Delhi airport

Customs officials said the gold was being smuggled into India as contraband and was seized under Section 110 of the Customs Act, 1962. Customs officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport here have seized 115 smuggled gold bars weighing 3.5 kg from an American national of Indian origin, who allegedly concealed the contraband in a…

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