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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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De Beers Opens Rough Selling Platform to Trade
Gaborone: De Beers will allow businesses to sell rough diamonds from its online auction platform in a pilot scheme announced Thursday. The service is available for single stones of more than 5 carats or fancy-color diamonds. The limited service will only be available to businesses that adhere to standards set by De Beers covering integrity of diamond sellers, product disclosure
Guangdong Gems & Jade Ex'ge. Joins JNA Awards
Hong Kong: The Guangdong Gems & Jade Exchange has joined the ranks of distinguished enterprises and organizations that are proud partners of the JNA Awards. Organized by JNA (Jewellery News Asia), the prestigious awards programme recognizes and honours individuals and companies that have demonstrated innovation, sustainability, excellence and best business practices in the jewellery and gemstone industry. The event is
Fifth Israel Diamond Week in New York
Ramat Gan: Building on past success, the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) and the Diamond Dealers Club of New York (DDC) will be holding the fifth Israel Diamond Week in New York from October 31 – November 2, 2016. As in the previous events, the upcoming edition will be held on the trading floor of the Diamond Dealers Club of New
Second LatAm Diamond and Jewelry Week Opens
Panama: The Second Latin American Diamond and Jewelry Week opened yesterday at the World Jewelry Hub (WJH) in Panama City, in the presence of government and industry leaders, as well as buyers and suppliers of jewelry, diamonds and colored gemstones from more than 20 countries in Latin America and around the world. The guest of honor at the opening ceremony
Russia's Rough Exports Increased by 21.5% in 1Q
Moscow: Russia’s natural rough diamond exports increased 21.5 percent on the year to 12.01 million carats in the period from January to March, the Finance Ministry said on Monday. Diamond imports dropped 2.6 times in carat terms to 8,040 carats. In monetary terms, Russia’s diamond exports rose 20.6 percent to $1.41 billion while imports halved to $16.5 million, PRIME reports.
Raise Import Payment Credit to 180 Days: GJEPC
New Delhi: With expectations running high from the first budget of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre, a delegation of diamond traders and representatives of Gems and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) today met the Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley in New Delhi demanding relaxation in various rules relating to gems and jewellery industry. However, gold importers may feel
Suresh Shah New VP of IDMA
Antwerp: With the wrap-up of the 36th World Diamond Congress, the International Diamond Manufacturers’ Association (IDMA) concluded its meetings with the election of its officers. Maxim Shkadov was unanimously re-elected for a second term as IDMA President and Ronnie VanderLinden and Stephane Fischler were re-elected as Secretary General and Treasurer, respectively. IDMA Vice President Edward Asscher, who was recently elected
Gold-Silver Price-Setting Methods May Change
London: The decades-old methods for determining the daily benchmark prices for gold and silver seem set to change—the result of unwelcome attention from regulators and class-action lawsuits. Currently, the price of both metals is set at a daily teleconference by a number of prominent multinational banks—four in the case of gold, and three in the case of silver. However, the
