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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GIA & TCS Notifies Invalidated Grading Reports

Mumbai: Gemological Institute of America (GIA) recently invalidated grading reports for 1042 diamonds after discovering that colour and clarity of these stones were fraudulently altered. Subsequently, they published the list of clients who submitted these stones. Their accounts have also been suspended. “Based on the seriousness of the issue, the Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) and Bharat Diamond

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Talks with Temple Trusts for Monetizing Idle Gold

New Delhi: The government has initiated talks with temple trusts for bringing their vast stocks of gold into the financial system through the monetization scheme, reports Hindustan Times. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the scheme on November 5, along with sovereign gold bonds and coins, to mobilize an estimated 22,000 tonnes of idle gold lying in family lockers and temples

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Global Platinum Demand to Go Down by 5%

Johannesburg: The World Platinum Investment Council (WPIC) has estimated that global demand for platinum jewellery in 2015 at 2,850 thousand ounces (koz) will be 5% lower than the corresponding figure of 2,990 koz in 2014, mainly on account of weak demand in China. The projection was part of its fifth Platinum Quarterly data set which was released recently, based on

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PNG Jewellers Wins ‘Most Promising Brand’ Award

Mumbai: PNG Jewellers, the Indian Jewellery brand that has been growing in leaps and bounds has been awarded as the most promising brand of India in Jewellery and Lifestyle sector by World Consulting and Research Corporation (WCRC). Credibility, quality and diversity have been the values that PNG Jewellers stand by and this prestigious award is an acknowledgement for the brand

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ALROSA's President Steps Down

Moscow: On Monday, September 22, Fyodor Andreev stepped down from his president post “due to medical reasons”. Ilya Ryaschin, First Vice President of ALROSA, was appointed the acting President of the company. Company’s shares closed down 2.99% to 37.3 Rub. Later Rosimushchestvo released a press statement saying it “was sorry that Andreev had to leave ALROSA president post due to

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IIDGR Displays New AMSD in Greater China

Hong Kong: The De Beers Group of Companies’ International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR) showcased the new Automated Melee Screening (AMS) device to great reception at this September’s Shenzhen International Jewellery Fair and Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair. The new AMS device which can take up to 500 carats at once is a spectrometer based system that

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DDE Holding Sale of Rough from Kao Mine

Dubai: The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) is hosting the Fusion/Hennig September Kao rough diamond tender for the first time. It started on September 21 and ends on Wednesday and offers the full run-of-mine production of the Kao mine located in Lesotho. It comprises more than 30,000 carats of rough, encompassing the full range of sizes and assortments, including large and

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Gemfields Records $16M Profit

London: Gemfields plc. reported that revenue rose to $160.1 million for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, far surpassing revenue of $48.4 million one year earlier. The integrated gemstone mining company’s profit surged to $16.3 million compared with a loss of $22.8 million. Gemfields held cash of $36.8 million on June 30 and it estimated that inventory on

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