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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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Fianally US Fed Hikes Interest Rates
Washington: The Federal Reserve is raising interest rates from record lows set at the depths of the 2008 financial crisis, a shift that heralds modestly higher rates on some loans. The Fed coupled its first rate hike in nine years with a signal that further increases will likely be made slowly as the economy strengthens further and inflation rises from
Ashok Sancheti Elected President of IDCA
New York: The Indian Diamond & Colorstone Association, Inc. (IDCA) unanimously elected a new executive committee for 2016, choosing Pioneer Gems’ Ashok Sancheti as president. Rakesh Barmecha of Niru NY Ltd. has been elected vice president, Amikam’s Jay Mehta is secretary, Nirav Doshi of Jewelex NY Ltd. is treasurer and Prateek Nigam of Oriental Gemco (NY), Inc. has been picked
GJF Opposes PAN ‘Provision’
Mumbai: The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF), the national trade federation for the promotion and growth of trade in Gems and Jewellery (G&J) sector across India, has expressed dissatisfaction over imposition of requirement of PAN Card on any transaction of Rs 2 lakhs and above. In a statement, GJF Chairman Mr. Sreedhar GV said, “This is not
Miners Likely to Cut Rough Prices Further: Moody’s
Mumbai: Rough diamond producers will have to slash prices further as a 28 percent slump from a peak in 2014 may be insufficient to revive demand, according to Moody’s Investors Service. Miners will remain under pressure over the next 12 to 18 months because of slowing jewelry sales and cutters and polishers’ reduced access to credit, which have caused a
DDE Holding Sale of Rough from Kao Mine
Dubai: The Dubai Diamond Exchange (DDE) is hosting the Fusion/Hennig September Kao rough diamond tender for the first time. It started on September 21 and ends on Wednesday and offers the full run-of-mine production of the Kao mine located in Lesotho. It comprises more than 30,000 carats of rough, encompassing the full range of sizes and assortments, including large and
Gemfields Records $16M Profit
London: Gemfields plc. reported that revenue rose to $160.1 million for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, far surpassing revenue of $48.4 million one year earlier. The integrated gemstone mining company’s profit surged to $16.3 million compared with a loss of $22.8 million. Gemfields held cash of $36.8 million on June 30 and it estimated that inventory on
Zac Posen & Fabrikant-Tara Int'l Sign Partnership
Mumbai: Zac Posen, luxury apparel and accessories brand, and Fabrikant-Tara International, luxury diamond and gemstone wholesale company have announced their partnership to create a new collection of handcrafted fine Jewellery. The collection, scheduled to launch in Fall 2014, will be infused with the signature Zac Posen modern American glamour and detailed craftsmanship that the brand embodies. The collection will focus
Rio Tinto’s Red & Pink Diamonds Tender in HK
Hong Kong: Rio Tinto’s iconic annual Argyle Pink Diamonds Tender, comprising the best of a year’s production of extremely rare red and pink diamonds, is being hosted in Hong Kong during the final leg of a global showcase tour. Almost the entire world supply of rare pink diamonds comes from Rio Tinto’s Argyle diamond mine in the remote east Kimberley
