The 200-Day Test: Where the Bull Case for Gold and Silver Goes on Trial

Macro Snapshot: The week ending June 26 extended the precious metals selloff to a fifth consecutive week and pushed both gold and silver into the most important long-term technical zone of the broader uptrend: the 200-day exponential moving average. Three macro forces drove the decline, and they did so simultaneously. First, the US-Iran 60-day peace roadmap, formally signed in Switzerland on June 17, continued to remove the geopolitical risk premium that had supported the metals since the February conflict began.

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The 200-Day Test: Where the Bull Case for Gold and Silver Goes on Trial

Macro Snapshot: The week ending June 26 extended the precious metals selloff to a fifth consecutive week and pushed both gold and silver into the most important long-term technical zone of the broader uptrend: the 200-day exponential moving average. Three macro forces drove the decline, and they did so simultaneously. First, the US-Iran 60-day peace roadmap, formally signed in Switzerland on June 17, continued to remove the geopolitical risk premium that had supported the metals since the February conflict began.

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India’s Diamond Industry Affected: Vipul Shah

Mumbai: India’s diamond industry has been affected due to a 40 per cent fall in demand from slowdown-hit China, industry body GJEPC said. “We are feeling the pinch of slowdown in Chinese demand for diamond jewellery. Our market share in China has come down by 40 per cent due economic slowdown,” Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) Chairman Vipul

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Gemfields’ Emerald Auction Realizes $34.7 Million

Singapore: Miner Gemfields said results from its recent auction held in Singapore met expectations. The gems were extracted by Kagem Mining, which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the government of Zambia, according to a report by StockMarketWire.com. The auction also included higher quality amethyst from Kariba Minerals Ltd in which Gemfields has a 50% interest, with the

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DRC Techno Creates Lab-Grown Diamond Detector

Mumbai: Dharmanandan Research Centre (DRC) has introduced its new instrument to identify lab-grown diamonds. Called D-Secure, the device recognizes all shapes of lab-grown diamonds in sizes ranging from 0.003 carats to 10 carats. “The technical team at DRC developed this device to counter the rising problem” of man-made diamonds in the diamond business, said DRC director Vipul Sutariya. The new

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ALROSA Raised $1.13M during Diamond week

Moscow: ALROSA raked in $1.13 million during its Diamond auction week in Yakutia, said Catherine Kormilitsyna, the head of the Ministry of Enterprise and Tourism of Yakutia. “ALROSA Diamond Company sold a total of 25 lots worth $1.13 million during the Diamond week. By the way, this year’s auction earned the company less than the previous year. In 2014, ALROSA

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India’s Diamond Industry Affected: Vipul Shah

Mumbai: India’s diamond industry has been affected due to a 40 per cent fall in demand from slowdown-hit China, industry body GJEPC said. “We are feeling the pinch of slowdown in Chinese demand for diamond jewellery. Our market share in China has come down by 40 per cent due economic slowdown,” Gem and Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) Chairman Vipul

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Gemfields’ Emerald Auction Realizes $34.7 Million

Singapore: Miner Gemfields said results from its recent auction held in Singapore met expectations. The gems were extracted by Kagem Mining, which is 75% owned by Gemfields and 25% by the government of Zambia, according to a report by StockMarketWire.com. The auction also included higher quality amethyst from Kariba Minerals Ltd in which Gemfields has a 50% interest, with the

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DRC Techno Creates Lab-Grown Diamond Detector

Mumbai: Dharmanandan Research Centre (DRC) has introduced its new instrument to identify lab-grown diamonds. Called D-Secure, the device recognizes all shapes of lab-grown diamonds in sizes ranging from 0.003 carats to 10 carats. “The technical team at DRC developed this device to counter the rising problem” of man-made diamonds in the diamond business, said DRC director Vipul Sutariya. The new

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ALROSA Raised $1.13M during Diamond week

Moscow: ALROSA raked in $1.13 million during its Diamond auction week in Yakutia, said Catherine Kormilitsyna, the head of the Ministry of Enterprise and Tourism of Yakutia. “ALROSA Diamond Company sold a total of 25 lots worth $1.13 million during the Diamond week. By the way, this year’s auction earned the company less than the previous year. In 2014, ALROSA

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