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Gold and Silver Ran 5% Despite a Hawkish Fed. Are Markets Repricing Fiscal Risk?
Macro Snapshot: The week ending August 21 was defined by two opposing forces. On Tuesday the 30-year Treasury yield touched 5.34%, its highest reading since 2007. On Wednesday the Treasury Department announced it would at least double its liquidity-support buybacks of 10 to 30-year securities; hours later, FOMC minutes from July 28 to 29 showed many participants judged further tightening would likely be necessary if inflation did not decline. On the same day, US federal debt crossed $40 trillion, only
Gold and Silver Ran 5% Despite a Hawkish Fed. Are Markets Repricing Fiscal Risk?
Macro Snapshot: The week ending August 21 was defined by two opposing forces. On Tuesday the 30-year Treasury yield touched 5.34%, its highest reading since 2007. On Wednesday the Treasury Department announced it would at least double its liquidity-support buybacks of 10 to 30-year securities; hours later, FOMC minutes from July 28 to 29 showed many participants judged further tightening would likely be necessary if inflation did not decline. On the same day, US federal debt crossed $40 trillion, only
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De Beers Cuts Diamond Forecast Yet Again
Gaborone: According to the Anglo American Q3 production report, De Beers’ diamond production for the third quarter of 2015 decreased 27% to six million carats, following the decision to reduce production to better reflect current trading conditions – namely, oversupply in the diamond market. Anglo also said that De Beers’ full year production guidance is now ~29 million carats –
Gem-A Appoint Interim Chief Executive
London: After several months without a Chief Executive Officer, the Council of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) have appointed Nick Jones as interim CEO. Nick’s role as interim CEO is to manage the Association, and advise the Council on the future structure of the Association. Nick is a Chartered Accountant with a wealth of experience, who recently retired
IDW in New York Ended with Success Note
Ramat Gan: The fourth edition of the Israel Diamond Week in New York proved once again a successful enterprise. During the four-day event, about a hundred Israeli bourse members joined an equal number of American colleagues on the trading floor of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York (DDC), attending to more than two hundreds visiting buyers and droves of
De Beers’ Viewings of Auction in BDB on 27th Oct
Mumbai: The De Beers Group of Companies announced that its Auction Sales business intends to conduct viewings of auction lots at the Special Notified Zone (SNZ) in Mumbai, India, in November 2015 ahead of its December 2015 auction events. Under the current schedule, the full range of products to be offered for sale at the December auction will be available
De Beers Cuts Diamond Forecast Yet Again
Gaborone: According to the Anglo American Q3 production report, De Beers’ diamond production for the third quarter of 2015 decreased 27% to six million carats, following the decision to reduce production to better reflect current trading conditions – namely, oversupply in the diamond market. Anglo also said that De Beers’ full year production guidance is now ~29 million carats –
Gem-A Appoint Interim Chief Executive
London: After several months without a Chief Executive Officer, the Council of the Gemmological Association of Great Britain (Gem-A) have appointed Nick Jones as interim CEO. Nick’s role as interim CEO is to manage the Association, and advise the Council on the future structure of the Association. Nick is a Chartered Accountant with a wealth of experience, who recently retired
IDW in New York Ended with Success Note
Ramat Gan: The fourth edition of the Israel Diamond Week in New York proved once again a successful enterprise. During the four-day event, about a hundred Israeli bourse members joined an equal number of American colleagues on the trading floor of the Diamond Dealers Club of New York (DDC), attending to more than two hundreds visiting buyers and droves of
De Beers’ Viewings of Auction in BDB on 27th Oct
Mumbai: The De Beers Group of Companies announced that its Auction Sales business intends to conduct viewings of auction lots at the Special Notified Zone (SNZ) in Mumbai, India, in November 2015 ahead of its December 2015 auction events. Under the current schedule, the full range of products to be offered for sale at the December auction will be available
