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Macro Snapshot: Federal Reserve raised its target range by 25 basis points to 3.75% to 4.00% on 16 September, a unanimous 12-0 vote and the first increase since July 2023. Updated projections showed 16 of 18 participants expecting at least one further hike before the end of 2026, put the median path at 4.1% for both 2026 and 2027, and pencilled headline PCE inflation at 3.7% for 2026 with no return to the 2% target until 2029. Bond and currency
Despite the Fed’s First Rate Hike Since 2023, Indian Gold & Silver Rise as Oil Drives Prices
Macro Snapshot: Federal Reserve raised its target range by 25 basis points to 3.75% to 4.00% on 16 September, a unanimous 12-0 vote and the first increase since July 2023. Updated projections showed 16 of 18 participants expecting at least one further hike before the end of 2026, put the median path at 4.1% for both 2026 and 2027, and pencilled headline PCE inflation at 3.7% for 2026 with no return to the 2% target until 2029. Bond and currency
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36th World Diamond Congress Concludes
Antwerp: The 36th World Diamond Congress concluded in Antwerp, Belgium, and reflected strength in the attendance and the presence of international diamond, gem stone and jewellery industry organization delegates. These included the representatives of 30 bourses affiliated to the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB), 15 members of the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA), the two bodies that organize the
ADB's Profit -31%, Interest Income +13%
Antwerp: The Antwerp Diamond Bank (ADB), a subsidiary of the KBC Bank, reported that its balance sheet fell 7 percent year on year to $2.4 billion (EUR 1.692 billion) in 2013, according to a report published on Rapaport. A selective credit issuing policy during the year held the bank’s number of debtors stable, and global net interest income rose almost
Chow Tai Fook to Buy Hearts On Fire for $150 Mn
Beijing: Chinese retailer and manufacturer Chow Tai Fook is buying all the assets of diamond brand Hearts On Fire for $150 million in cash, reports jckonline. The company will be run as a standalone division under current management, a statement said, though there are plans to introduce the brand into Chow Tai Fook’s retail network in Hong Kong, China, Macau,
Hardest Synthetic Diamond Ever Made Unveiled
Beijing: Chinese researchers from Yanshan University have created a synthetic diamond harder than its natural counterpart and able to withstand even hotter temperatures, according to a report published in mining.com The team, led by Yongjun Tian, says the new form of diamond could be used to make superior cutting or crushing tools, capable of operate under very extreme conditions. The
BDB Planning International Diamond Week
Mumbai: India’s Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) is planning an International Diamond Week in 2015, Mr. Anoop Mehta, President of the BDB has said in an interview with Rapaport. Stressing about the BDB’s future plans, Mr. Mehta said, “We are planning an International Diamond Week, which will take place in the bourse sometime in early 2015. It will have about 300
Mugabe Seeks Polishing Partnership with China
Harare: President Robert Mugabe said Zimbabwe intended to partner a Chinese company, Chow Tai Fook, to process local diamonds to add value. At the moment, the country exports its diamonds, mainly mined in Marange, in raw form. Beneficiation of natural resources, especially minerals, forms the centre piece of Zimbabwe’s new five-year economic blueprint, the Zimbabwe Agenda for Sustainable Socio Economic
Accenture Suggests Steps to Boost Exports from SEZs
Kolkata: IT consultancy firm Accenture has warned that the move by Indian jewellers to set up units in China and Dubai may slow down gem and jewellery exports from the country, even as it suggested steps to boost exports from special economic zones (SEZs), reports The Economic Times. The jewellery companies that are considering setting up units abroad include Kama
ALROSA Not Changing Sales Policy in 2015
Moscow: The world’s leading diamond mining company ALROSA is not going to increase its capex or dramatically change its sales policy in 2015, ALROSA’s Vice President Ilya Ryaschin said in a conference call on Monday. According to him, the investment program currently under development envisages that capex in 2015 will not exceed the level of 2014 and will stay at
