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The Correction is Ten Weeks Old. The Floor Has Not Broken. Is That the Signal?
Macro Snapshot: The week ending July 31 delivered two of the most consequential macro events of 2026, and neither resolved the stalemate that has defined gold and silver for five weeks. On Wednesday July 29, the Federal Reserve held rates at 3.50-3.75% in a divided 9-3 vote. Three regional Fed presidents (Cleveland’s Beth Hammack, Minneapolis’ Neel Kashkari, and Dallas’ Lorie Logan) dissented in favour of an immediate 25 basis point hike, the largest number of dissents for rates to move
The Correction is Ten Weeks Old. The Floor Has Not Broken. Is That the Signal?
Macro Snapshot: The week ending July 31 delivered two of the most consequential macro events of 2026, and neither resolved the stalemate that has defined gold and silver for five weeks. On Wednesday July 29, the Federal Reserve held rates at 3.50-3.75% in a divided 9-3 vote. Three regional Fed presidents (Cleveland’s Beth Hammack, Minneapolis’ Neel Kashkari, and Dallas’ Lorie Logan) dissented in favour of an immediate 25 basis point hike, the largest number of dissents for rates to move
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More Rate Cuts Unlikely in FY16: Ind-Ra
Mumbai: Factory Output Surprises on the Upside: Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 6.4% in August 2015, much higher than India Ratings and Research’s (Ind-Ra) forecast of 4.3%. Cumulatively for the period April-August 2015 the industrial output grew 4.1% compared with 3.0% for the same period last fiscal. This sustained growth, though still low, indicates that industrial recovery is on
Diamonds ‘Not Promoted Enough’
Saurimo: Diamonds are not being promoted well enough, and as a result people are not motivated to buy them, the chairman of Angolan state diamond company Endiama said last week. Speaking in the Angolan city of Saurimo on October 6, Carlos Sumbula told a delegation of British members of parliament that diamond producers needed to unite to streamline promotional campaigns
Botswana Plans 'Bold' Financial Stimulus
Gaborone: The government of Botswana has said that it will use some of its $8.5 billion in foreign exchange reserves to stimulate its economy following a drop in diamond prices. “We have realized our economy is going to stagnate,” said President Ian Khama in a televised speech, as quoted by Reuters. “The time has come for us to make bold
Growing Prominence of Latin America in Jewellery
Milan: CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has drawn attention to the growing prominence of Latin America in the international jewellery business, and in particular to the role that is being played by Mexico, the region’s most valuable luxury product market. He was participating at a gathering of political and business leaders, as well as jewellers from across the Americas, during the
More Rate Cuts Unlikely in FY16: Ind-Ra
Mumbai: Factory Output Surprises on the Upside: Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 6.4% in August 2015, much higher than India Ratings and Research’s (Ind-Ra) forecast of 4.3%. Cumulatively for the period April-August 2015 the industrial output grew 4.1% compared with 3.0% for the same period last fiscal. This sustained growth, though still low, indicates that industrial recovery is on
Diamonds ‘Not Promoted Enough’
Saurimo: Diamonds are not being promoted well enough, and as a result people are not motivated to buy them, the chairman of Angolan state diamond company Endiama said last week. Speaking in the Angolan city of Saurimo on October 6, Carlos Sumbula told a delegation of British members of parliament that diamond producers needed to unite to streamline promotional campaigns
Botswana Plans 'Bold' Financial Stimulus
Gaborone: The government of Botswana has said that it will use some of its $8.5 billion in foreign exchange reserves to stimulate its economy following a drop in diamond prices. “We have realized our economy is going to stagnate,” said President Ian Khama in a televised speech, as quoted by Reuters. “The time has come for us to make bold
Growing Prominence of Latin America in Jewellery
Milan: CIBJO President Gaetano Cavalieri has drawn attention to the growing prominence of Latin America in the international jewellery business, and in particular to the role that is being played by Mexico, the region’s most valuable luxury product market. He was participating at a gathering of political and business leaders, as well as jewellers from across the Americas, during the
