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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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Rio Tinto Steps Up Focus on Diamond Origin
Perth: Rio Tinto has announced its intention to focus its global diamond sales and marketing initiatives on tracked jewelry collections with a clear and transparent chain of custody, from the mine to the market. Bruno Sané, general manager of marketing for Rio Tinto Diamonds said “We see a unique business opportunity for the industry to tap into the changing expectations
Ind-Ra Expects Status Quo Monetary Policy
New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to maintain a status-quo on interest rates in the second bi-monthly monetary policy review on 7 June 2016, says India Ratings and Research (Ind-Ra) in a press release. The RBI is likely to focus on inflation control, liquidity management and the pending policy transmission in the near-term. The central bank
DPA Announces New Marketing Slogan
Las Vegas: The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) unveiled a new marketing platform yesterday for diamonds during a special presentation to members of the jewelry industry at the JCK show. The DPA team, led by CEO Jean-Marc Lieberherr, outlined plans for the first category marketing campaign in over 5 years and the very first from the DPA. The new platform “Real
WDMF Announces World Diamond Museum
Las Vegas: The World Diamond Mark Foundation (WDMF) announced it has built the virtual foundations of the World Diamond Museum, a unique resource in the cloud that will be bringing together and put on display an unprecedented and therefore unique collections of extraordinary diamonds and diamond jewellery – from famous stones to hidden, until now unknown pieces that deserve to
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
Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair in February 2015
Antwerp: The organizers of the Antwerp Diamond Trade Fair (ADTF) announced the 2015 dates of this unique by-invitation-only international loose diamond trade show. The sixth edition of the ADTF will open its doors on Sunday, February 1st, and close on Tuesday, February 3. The ADTF’s dates are in sync with those of other prestigious jewellery industry events in the region
Angola Sets 10M Carat Output Target in 2014
Luanda: Angola, the fourth-largest diamond producer in the world, aims to ramp up production this year, setting itself an output target of 10 million carats. “This year we have an ambitious target of 9.5 million carats in production and 550,000 carats in artisanal production, which means we have to produce 10 million carats,” said Angola Geology and Mining Minister Francisco
India's Diamond Imports' Get 180 Days' Credit
Mumbai, 8th July: The Reserve Bank has relaxed norms governing import of rough, cut and polished diamonds by doubling the credit time period to 180 days. “…it has been decided, in consultation with the government, that the Clean Credit i.e. credit given by a foreign supplier to its Indian customer/ buyer, without any Letter of Credit (Suppliers’ Credit)/Letter of Undertaking
