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A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down
Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the
A Surging Rupee Tripled Gold’s Global Loss in India as Silver Broke Down
Macro Snapshot: The Reserve Bank of India changed the domestic arithmetic before trading opened on 12 October. On 10 October it announced a special window to meet the entire daily dollar requirement of Indian Oil, Bharat Petroleum and Hindustan Petroleum directly from its reserves, taking a large block of import demand out of the spot market. The central bank also tightened rupee derivative rules, imposing a 20% Foreign Exchange Risk Reserve on eligible contracts above $2 million and barring the
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Development Plans for WJH Announced
Panama: Eli Izhakoff, Chairman of World Jewelry Hub (WJH), shared his views on the development of Latin America’s first specialized jewelry trading center. Situated in Panama, WJH represents much more than just another business or property development. According to Izhakoff, WJH is a $200 million mega-project that is aimed at elevating Latin America to the status of the world’s next
Global Gold Market Remains Steady in Q1 2015
London: The first three months of 2015 saw stable gold demand, according to the latest Gold Demands Trends report from the World Gold Council (WGC). Total demand for Q1 2015 was 1,079 tonnes (t), down just 1% on the same period last year. Conditions differed from market to market, but at an aggregate level, these differences broadly balanced each other
Zimbabwe’s Diamond Exports Fell 34% in 2014
Harare: Diamond exports fell by 34 percent to 5.9 million carats last year from the eastern Marange region after a slump in production, a junior government minister said. Zimbabwe is one of the world’s top diamond-producing countries, and is believed to hold 25 percent of the world’s reserves of opencast extractable diamonds, with Marange fields its major diamond source. The
De Beers May Sight Estimated at $470M
Gaborone: The De Beers May sight closed with an estimated value of $470 million as the mining company reduced its rough diamond prices by an average of 3 percent. Sightholders noted that prices for many boxes fell by even more as the quality of the assortments declined in many categories. Sightholders said that rough prices are close to the bottom
Dharmanandan Diamonds to Unveil Technology for Retailers
Mumbai: Dharmanandan Diamonds will be unveiling the ‘Virtual Showcase’, a ‘3D Diamond Viewer” for retailers at the September 15-19 Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair. The company has introduced several technology products for the diamond industry in recent years aimed at “upgrading retailers and revolutionalizing the way diamonds are purchased”. Dharmanandan successfully launched an iPad application in 2010, and, the
De Beers Courting New York City Banks
New York: With financial institutions expressing continued reluctance to lend to the diamond industry De Beers is holding an event to reach out to New York City bankers. Howard Davies, head of De Beers’ commercial department, has invited local financiers to a Bankers Executive Briefing on Oct. 1 at a Manhattan hotel. The company veteran will brief attendees on the
Russia Plans to Divert Diamonds in Case of Sanctions
Moscow: In the event that the European Union decides to apply sanctions on Russia in general and the Russian diamond industry specifically, over the country’s conflict with neighboring Ukraine, Moscow plans to divert a large chunk of its diamond exports to other countries, Rough and Polished reports. Russian Federation Ministry of Finance Administrative Department Chief Alexander Akhpolov told Kommersant Vlast
Antwerp’s Rough Trade Still Thriving in August
Antwerp: This month’s rough trade in Antwerp outperformed that of August 2013, with increases in both import and export, continuing the positive trading streak of this year. Imports and exports of polished saw some adjustments due to the modest trading in the same month last year. Rough trading continued in a positive vein this month, further extending the robust figures
