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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Zimbabwe Seeks Partners to Explore kimberlites

Harare: Zimbabwe said it has more than 100 kimberlites dotted across the country, but is need of partners to establish if they are economical. Zimbabwe currently has a single operational kimberlite mine, Murowa Diamonds in Zvishavane, which was 78-percent owned by Rio Tinto until recently. The second known kimberlite mine, River Ranch, was currently mothballed. There were reports of a

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Andrey Polyakov Elected Vice President of WDC

Moscow: ALROSA vice president Andrey Polyakov was elected World Diamond Council (WDC) vice president at the council’s annual general meeting held in Moscow. According to the council’s bylaws, the vice president subsequently assumes the role of president – in this case Polyakov will take over the role in 2016. Also at the annual general meeting, delegates met to discuss a

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Ronnie Elected President of US Jewelry Council

New York: Mr. Ronnie VanderLinden, the incumbent President of the Diamond Manufacturers & Importers Association of America (DMIA), was elected President of the newly-formed United States Jewelry Council (USJC), a coalition of leading diamond, gem and jewelry trade associations in the United States that have come together to assure that the U.S. jewelry industry is collectively represented at government and

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WDM Supports World Diamond Museum

Hong Kong: Last week, Alex Popov, chairman of the World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDM) published a blog entitled “Art encapsulates history, culture and preserves value – it should enfold diamonds, too.” In his article, he asked “What do diamonds have to do with art? It all depends on how we imagine the identity and position of diamonds in the future.

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First Texas-Israel Diamond Show Sparks Great Interest

Ramat Gan: The first Texas-Israel Diamond Show, taking place later this month in San Antonio, promises to be an exciting event for both sides. The show, sponsored by the Texas Jewelers Association (TJA) and the Israel Diamond Institute (IDI), is an unprecedented opportunity for Israeli diamond exporters and Texas jewelers to meet face to face and to do business. The

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Zimbabwe Cuts Gold Levy to Assist Revival

Harare: Patrick Chinamasa, the Zimbabwean finance minister reduced royalties on gold producers from 7% to 5% in a bid to incentivize growth in the mining sector which is now faced by a negative growth of 1.9% for this year. Zimbabwe is a resource- and agro-based economy whose manufacturing and industry sectors are wobbling. The mining sector has, however, been showing

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Viewing of first Grib Diamonds Begins Today

Antwerp: The viewing of the first production of Grib Diamonds NV, a 100% owned subsidiary of OAO LUKOIL, will begin on Monday, September 15th, and will conclude on the following Monday. Consequently, on Tuesday September 23rd, the company will hold its first-ever, online auction of rough diamonds from the diamond mine named after Vladimir Grib in Arkhangelsk region (Russian Federation).

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PNG Jewellers Celebrates Centenary of ‘Late Shri Dajikaka Gadgil’

Pune: P. N. Gadgil Jewelles recently celebrated the centenary year of ‘Late Shri Dajikaka Gadgil’ with various events spread out across the day to mark the majestic celebrations. Launch of late Shri Dajikaka Gadgil museum inaugurated by Mayor Chanchalatai Kodre, Shashitai Kirloskar and Mr.Vasant Davkhare, Deputy Chairman of Maharashtra Legislative Council followed by Madhuri Dixit Nene’s visit to the Laxmi

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