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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
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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IDI Looks Forward to a Good Nov. HKJMA Show
Ramat Gan: The Israeli Diamond Industry is looking forward to a positive outcome at the Hong Kong International Jewelry Manufacturers’ Show, to be held November 24-27 at the Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre. Last year was the second time that Israel had a national pavilion at the show. This year the Israeli Diamond Pavilion, organized by the Israel Diamond
WFDB Supports Work of WDC at KP Meeting
Antwerp: A team of World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) officials will be participating on behalf of the World Diamond Council (WDC) in events during the Plenary meeting of the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS) which takes place in Dubai, UAE, from November 13-17. Other WFDB members will be attending the five days of meetings and discussions as observers. The
India Cancels 500 & 1000 Rupee Notes
New Delhi: India’s Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi, while addressing the country tonight, delivered a speech first in Hindi and then in English. The PM met a few hours ago with all three military chiefs amid major ceasefire violations by Pakistan in Jammu and Kashmir. Here are the highlights from his address: Some important decisions and some serious issues to
ETPs Continue to Drive Gold Demand in Q3 2016
Mumbai: Global gold demand reached 993 tonnes (t) in the third quarter of 2016, a fall of 10% compared to the same period last year, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest Gold Demand Trends report. Net inflows into Exchange-traded products (ETPs) helped drive a sharp increase in investment demand, but this was not enough to offset falls in
Gold Smuggling Arrests Jump 750% YoY in India
Mumbai, 14th April: While cases of gold smuggling in India have jumped 265% from 40 in 2012-13 to 146 in 2013-14, the number of people arrested has shot up by 750%, from 30 in 2012-13 to 255 in 2013-14, data from the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence shows, according to a report published in Mineweb. “Gold imports through the legal channel have
