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The Selloff Deepens, but Demand is Answering: Are Gold-Silver Nearing a Floor?
Macro Snapshot: Two events defined the week ending June 12. On Monday June 9, White House officials indicated that US-Iran nuclear negotiations were making positive progress; oil prices dropped immediately, with WTI crude falling approximately 4% to $87.61 and Brent losing 3.5% to $90.92. Then on Tuesday June 10, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the May CPI: headline inflation accelerated to 4.2% year-on-year, the highest reading since April 2023, up from 3.8% in April. The monthly increase was 0.5%,

The Selloff Deepens, but Demand is Answering: Are Gold-Silver Nearing a Floor?
Macro Snapshot: Two events defined the week ending June 12. On Monday June 9, White House officials indicated that US-Iran nuclear negotiations were making positive progress; oil prices dropped immediately, with WTI crude falling approximately 4% to $87.61 and Brent losing 3.5% to $90.92. Then on Tuesday June 10, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released the May CPI: headline inflation accelerated to 4.2% year-on-year, the highest reading since April 2023, up from 3.8% in April. The monthly increase was 0.5%,
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Gem Diamonds H1 Revenue Drops
London: Gem Diamonds said its revenue dropped to $118 million in the first six months of the year from $148.9 million realised a year earlier. The company said in a statement emailed to Rough & Polished that its attributable profit also dropped to $15.4 million during the same period from $19.7 million in the first half of 2014. Gem Diamonds

GSI Breaks New Ground in Star and Melee Testing
Surat: Gemological Science International (GSI, Surat), the gemological lab, has announced through an official press release that it is the first and the only laboratory in India to begin batch testing for star and melee sized diamonds using the latest state of the art technology. In response to increasing demand for FTIR services, GSI offers resourceful and cost effective testing

India Diamond Week Starts 24th Aug in New York
New York: The 3rd India Diamond Week organized by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) in association with the Diamond Dealer Club, New York opens on August 24, 2015 and will run till August 27. As many as 26 leading diamond companies from India will be participating in the event. Launched last year as a trading platform to

De Beers Granted New Licences in Botswana, SA
Gaborone: De Beers, which is 85 percent-owned by Anglo American, said it was this year granted four new licences in Botswana, Group head of media relations Lynette Gould told Rough & Polished in an interview. “We have been granted four new licences in Botswana; three in the Tsabong area, and one in the Orapa area,” she said. Gould said the

Gem Diamonds H1 Revenue Drops
London: Gem Diamonds said its revenue dropped to $118 million in the first six months of the year from $148.9 million realised a year earlier. The company said in a statement emailed to Rough & Polished that its attributable profit also dropped to $15.4 million during the same period from $19.7 million in the first half of 2014. Gem Diamonds

GSI Breaks New Ground in Star and Melee Testing
Surat: Gemological Science International (GSI, Surat), the gemological lab, has announced through an official press release that it is the first and the only laboratory in India to begin batch testing for star and melee sized diamonds using the latest state of the art technology. In response to increasing demand for FTIR services, GSI offers resourceful and cost effective testing

India Diamond Week Starts 24th Aug in New York
New York: The 3rd India Diamond Week organized by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) in association with the Diamond Dealer Club, New York opens on August 24, 2015 and will run till August 27. As many as 26 leading diamond companies from India will be participating in the event. Launched last year as a trading platform to

De Beers Granted New Licences in Botswana, SA
Gaborone: De Beers, which is 85 percent-owned by Anglo American, said it was this year granted four new licences in Botswana, Group head of media relations Lynette Gould told Rough & Polished in an interview. “We have been granted four new licences in Botswana; three in the Tsabong area, and one in the Orapa area,” she said. Gould said the