Why Did Gold & Silver Break Down Just as Fed Hike Bets Faded

Macro Snapshot: The rate backdrop eased during the week ending 23 October, which makes the metals’ slide harder to explain. CME FedWatch odds of a hike at the 27 to 28 October FOMC meeting had settled near one in three on 14 October, after the 3.7% September CPI print, and stood at 9.4% by 23 October. December hike odds slipped from about 90% to close to 80%. The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.00% against 5.09% a week earlier, and

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Why Did Gold & Silver Break Down Just as Fed Hike Bets Faded

Macro Snapshot: The rate backdrop eased during the week ending 23 October, which makes the metals’ slide harder to explain. CME FedWatch odds of a hike at the 27 to 28 October FOMC meeting had settled near one in three on 14 October, after the 3.7% September CPI print, and stood at 9.4% by 23 October. December hike odds slipped from about 90% to close to 80%. The 10-year Treasury yield closed at 5.00% against 5.09% a week earlier, and

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China Gets Rough Diamond Exchange

Beijing: Shenzhen Rough Diamond Exchange (SRDE), a secure diamond storage, sorting and viewing facility in the Chinese city, has received final approval to operate. Foreign suppliers will be able to ship diamonds to the new warehouse in the Luohu district of Shenzhen duty-free. Local Chinese companies will then be able to view and purchase the goods through the Shanghai Diamond

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Dominion to Hold Viewings of Diamonds in Mumbai

Mumbai: Dominion Diamond Marketing N.V., a subsidiary of Dominion Diamond Corporation, will conduct viewings of its rough diamond sales parcels at the Special Notified Zone (SNZ) located within the Bharat Diamond Bourse in Mumbai beginning in February 2016, reports JNA. Viewing dates for 2016 are as follows: 1-6 February; 7-12 March; 4-9 April; 23-28 May; 20-25 June; and 1-6 August.

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De Beers Appoints Nimesh Patel as CFO

Gaborone: De Beers has appointed Nimesh Patel as chief financial officer, succeeding Gareth Mostyn who will become executive head of strategy and corporate affairs in the new year. Patel was previously group head of corporate finance at De Beers parent company Anglo American. Prior to this, he spent 15 years in investment banking at JP Morgan and as a managing

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India Can Grow at 9% for a Decade

New Delhi: India has the potential to grow at 9 per cent for a decade and 8 per cent in subsequent years if the country takes bold reform measures, eminent economist and Harvard University professor Lawrence Summers said on Saturday. “Except India, major emerging economies seem to be losing momentum… I think if India maximizes its potential, it could grow

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New ALROSA Head Will Be Appointed Soon

Moscow: President of ALROSA will be appointed within a month, said Yury Trutnev, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. “The decision concerning new head of ALROSA will be taken within a month,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying. Earlier in October Trutnev said that the list of candidates for ALROSA’s presidentship was prepared and should be brought in the Government. In

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Groups including GJEPC Boycott WDC Meeting

Antwerp: Eight prominent industry groups are boycotting the upcoming World Diamond Council in Antwerp, out of concern that the group is widening its mandate beyond conflict diamonds. The groups, led by the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), expressed particular concern about a survey done by the group, conducted by Belgian consulting firm Gemdax. They characterized the survey, which will

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Exceptional Results for Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender

Perth: Rio Tinto’s 30th anniversary collection of 54 rare pink and red diamonds from its Argyle diamond mine has delivered exceptional results, achieving the highest average price per carat since the Tender began in 1984. With a record number of more than 600 bids, the collection was internationally popular with successful bids for the rare diamonds submitted from ten countries.

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Patricia Syvrud is ED of World Diamond Council

New York: The World Diamond Council (WDC) has named Patricia Syvrud, founder and president of Joia Consulting, LLC, as its first Executive Director, effective October 31, 2014. Syvrud will report to the Executive Committee of the WDC Board of Directors and will assist the President of the WDC. She will be responsible for representing the WDC in the Kimberley Process,

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