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Despite Global Losses & Firmer Rupee, Indian Gold & Silver Held Their Floors
Macro Snapshot: The selling that pushed both metals lower in the week ending 25 September came from the American bond market rather than from any bullion-specific news. S&P Global’s flash survey on 23 September put its composite output index at 58.4, the strongest reading since July 2021, with services at 58.7 and manufacturing at 56.7. On the same morning, Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said further policy adjustments were likely to be needed to return inflation to target. A poorly
Despite Global Losses & Firmer Rupee, Indian Gold & Silver Held Their Floors
Macro Snapshot: The selling that pushed both metals lower in the week ending 25 September came from the American bond market rather than from any bullion-specific news. S&P Global’s flash survey on 23 September put its composite output index at 58.4, the strongest reading since July 2021, with services at 58.7 and manufacturing at 56.7. On the same morning, Federal Reserve Governor Michael Barr said further policy adjustments were likely to be needed to return inflation to target. A poorly
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Diamond Circle Launches First Bitcoin ATM
Brisbane: Bitcoin ATM maker Diamond Circle has installed its first kiosk at a cafe in Queensland, Australia. The new unit is located at the Bluff Cafe at Burleigh Heights, by the Gold Coast’s Surfers Paradise. The company describes its machine, unveiled earlier this year, as the first “cashless bitcoin ATM” kiosk to hit the market. The Diamond Circle ATM works
Gold Smuggling into India Hits New Record Highs
Mumbai: Customs officials at India’s main airports are failing to curb the increasing number of gold smuggling cases, as about 50 tonnes of the precious metal reportedly made it into the country only in the past 10 days. According to a report in the Hindustan Times earlier this week, the peak is tied to the seasonal increased demand related to
India’s Two Biggest Diamonds to Be Auctioned
Bhopal: National Mineral Development Corporation (NMDC) of India may take two of its biggest ever diamonds, produced from Panna mines in Madhya Pradesh, for auction in Belgium after having failed to get potential buyers despite repeated attempts, reports The Times of India. Last auction was held in Panna district, which concluded on Wednesday. Panna diamonds – a 37.68 carat and
'Ship of Gold' Recovered
New York: Some 15,500 gold and silver gold coins, 45 gold bars, and 61 pieces of gold jewelry have been recovered from the SS Central America, the famed Ship of Gold that sank in 1857. Odyssey Marine Exploration, the Tampa, Fla.–based company that earlier this year won the right to excavate the doomed vessel and keep 45 percent of the
Platinum Prices Slide despite Stalled Strike Deal
Johannesburg: Despite a broad rally in metals prices, PGM futures trading in New York pulled back on Friday despite a fresh impasse in strike negotiations in South Africa. Palladium futures trading on Nymex gave up more than 2% or $17 an ounce on Friday day to trade at $822.50 an ounce, while platinum contracts fell 1.1% or $16 an ounce
Ernest Blom Re-Elected as WFDB President
Antwerp: Ernest Blom, current president of the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), was re-elected for another two-year period unopposed during the first working session of this week’s 36th World Diamond Congress in Antwerp. The following people were also elected: Julien Drybooms as WFDB Vice President; Rony Unterman as WFDB Secretary-General and Michel Schonfeld as Deputy Secretary-General; Dieter Hahn as
Grown Diamonds Gaining Popularity
New York: According to a recent press release by Frost & Sullivan consultancy, there is positive consumer outlook for grown diamonds, but challenging supply side factors restrain their market potential. Demand for colorless diamonds in value and volume terms is higher than any other color of diamond in the gems and jewellery industry. One of the key factors that prevented
Inaugural Ruby Auction Nets $33.5m – Gemfields
Johannesburg: The inaugural auction of rough ruby and corundum mined at Aim-listed Gemfields’ 75%-owned Montepuez deposit, in Mozambique, has raised $33.5-million, taking the coloured-gemstones mining and marketing company’s overall revenue for rough gemstone sales to in excess of $143-million for the current financial year. The auction, held in Singapore from June 12 to 17, had included both high- and low-quality
