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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Myanmar Sells $3bn in Gems

Naypyidaw: Myanmar’s annual gem emporium took in more than $3 billion this year, the most ever for the country’s annual sale of gems and jade, organizers said Tuesday. Income reached $3.4 billion and saw the successful auction of 6,007 of 7,454 jade lots, 126 out of 436 gem lots and 224 of the total 342 pearl lots, they said. “This

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Forevermark Hosted Forum 2014

Jaipur: Forevermark, the diamond brand from De Beers group hosted the 3rd Annual Forevermark Forum in The Pink City to celebrate the brand for the year 2014. The three day interactive forum held from 02nd till 04th June 2014 in the city of Jaipur for its key associates & stakeholders was a massive success and was attended by India’s leading

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JCK Show to Remain a Four-Day Format

Las Vegas: JCK Las Vegas will continue as a four-day show, according to an announcement sent out to exhibitors. “While some customers had expressed a desire for JCK to extend to five days, the research simply did not indicate enough interest to justify a fifth day and the costs associated with an extra day,” said a note sent out to

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De Beers Sending AMS Machines to Sightholders

Gaborone: Jonathan Kendall, President of De Beers’ International Institute of Diamond Grading & Research (IIDGR), said the Automated Melee Screening (AMS) instrument is being dispatched to Sightholders across the globe. The first installation and training sessions successfully took place at the end of June with Tasaki and Rosy Blue in Japan. “The focus has now shifted to installing the AMS

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3rd International Rough Diamond Week Kicks Off

Ramat Gan: The 3rd International Rough Diamond Week was kicked off at a well-attended opening ceremony in the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) Rough Trading Hall, against a backdrop of pavilions serving major rough producers. IDE President Yoram Dvash said that he was happy to see such a large turnout of diamantaires at the event. “The rough diamond is the first

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G&J Remains Top Sector for Claims in ECGC

New Delhi: Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) has settled claims of Rs 1,123 crore to exporters and financing banks during FY16 in the wake of continuing global economic recession and uncertainties. Of this, the gems and jewellery sector continues to top the list, with claims worth Rs 871 crore. In FY15, ECGC had paid claims of Rs 590

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Leaders Discuss Issues in World Diamond Congress

Day 2: Antwerp: The topic of financing, which is crucial to diamond manufacturers and traders, was discussed in great depth on the second day of the 37th World Diamond Congress in Dubai on Wednesday. The issue of funding for the diamond sector was addressed with transparency and sustainability in mind, two of the themes of the Congress along with responsibility.

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Anglo American to Keep De Beers' Diamonds

Gaborone: After posting a $5.6 billion loss for 2015 as a global rout in commodity prices punished the costly mines it operates around the world, mining giant Anglo American (AA) entered a drastic restructuring phase intended to reduce its total number of mining operations from 45 to 16, but it is holding onto De Beers. “Mining group Anglo American,” writes

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