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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Gahcho Kue Mine Begins Commercial Production

Toronto: Gahcho Kué, the world’s largest new diamond mine in the last 13 years, officially began commercial production on 2nd March 2017, according to a press release. The mine, a joint venture with De Beers Group (51 per cent) and Mountain Province Diamonds (49 per cent), is expected to produce approximately 54 million carats of rough diamonds over its lifetime.

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India Pavilion at the Hong Kong Show

Hong Kong: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of the gems & jewellery industry in India, is organizing India Pavilion at Hong Kong International Diamond, Gem and Pearl show from 28 February to 4th March 2017 at AsiaWorld-Expo and at Hong Kong International Jewellery Show from ¬2nd to 6th March, 2017 at Hong Kong Convention

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Alrosa to Introduce Synthetic Diamonds Detector

Moscow: ALROSA representative Dr. Sergei Terentev will introduce the firm’s newly developed instrument Diamond Inspector at the third Mediterranean Gemmological and Jewellery Conference in May. The Diamond Inspector can identify: polished natural diamonds from polished synthetic diamonds, polished treated diamonds and diamond simulants, according to a statement from the organizers. The ALROSA Diamond Inspector relies on three analytical methods to

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India's Jewellery Exports to UAE Decline 56% in Jan

Mumbai: India’s gold jewellery exports to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) declined by a massive 56 per cent in January 2017 due to a 5 per cent import duty levied by the local government there. Data compiled by the apex representative body, the Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), showed India’s gold jewellery exports to the UAE at $148.1

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RBI Allows Private Agencies to Import Gold

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) yesterday eased tough gold import rules by permitting seven more private agencies to import the yellow metal. It is a measure that industry officials say could increase supplies and reduce premiums in the peak wedding season. Gold imports by India, the world’s No. 2 bullion consumer after China, could quickly rise from current

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GJEPC Flays Surat Diamantaires on Bourse Plan

Mumbai, 22nd May: The Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), of India has criticized the move by some diamantaires in Surat to shift their Mumbai operations to the proposed Surat Diamond Bourse (SDB) in Surat, reports The Times of India. GJEPC chairman Vipul Shah said, “It is not the prerogative of 50 diamantaires to decide and win over others

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India Raises Import Tariff Value of Gold, Silver

Mumbai: India has raised its import tariff value of gold and silver on Wednesday. Indian government has trimmed its import tariff value of gold from $421 per ten grams to $431 per 10 grams and silver from $644 per kilo gram to $ 646 per kilo gram, said the ministry of finance. Import tariff value is the base price on which

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Zimbabwe Diamond Output, Sales Dipped in 2013

Harare: Zimbabwe’s diamond output declined 26.1 percent to 8.9 million carats last year, according to Equity Communications, reports Rough&Polished. The Harare-based research company said in a statement emailed told Rough&Polished that Zimbabwe was the only “major” diamond producer, which experienced a “sharp” decline in production and sales last year. It said diamond production in the Southern African country took a knock

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