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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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Botswana’s Deficit May be Wider than Projected
Gaborone: Botswana’s budget deficit for fiscal 2016 may be much wider than the projected 2.6 percent due to the slowdown in the diamond market, credit rating agency Moody’s said on August 27. Earlier, Botswana’s Finance Ministry forecast a deficit of $393 million (4.03 billion pula), or 2.6 percent of its gross domestic product for the fiscal year. Diamonds account for
Alrosa Diamonds worth Millions Disappear
Moscow: Four uncut diamonds have disappeared while being held at the State Precious Metals and Gems Repository (Gokhran) for sorting, Kommersant daily newspaper reported on Thursday, citing unidentified sources in the industry. The precious stones were part of a bigger batch of diamonds submitted to Gokhran by Severalmaz mining company that extracts diamonds at a large mine in the northern
Dubai Banks Facing Major Jewelry Loan Default
Dubai: Officials of 15 banks met in Dubai on Wednesday to discuss growing concerns over the financial health of a (as yet unidentified) major jewelry chain which owes an estimated Dh550 million (US$ 150 million) to them and has allegedly defaulted on payments, banking and industry sources told Gulf News. Some banks are planning to lodge a formal complaint of
Antwerp Remains Important Rough Trading Hub
Antwerp: Antwerp is still the most important rough diamond trade hub in the world. This is according to the 2014 annual figures from the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, which monitors and maps out diamond production and distribution worldwide. The figures also reveal that the Antwerp rough diamond traders’ profit margins are under duress, with an average profit margin of 1%.
Botswana’s Deficit May be Wider than Projected
Gaborone: Botswana’s budget deficit for fiscal 2016 may be much wider than the projected 2.6 percent due to the slowdown in the diamond market, credit rating agency Moody’s said on August 27. Earlier, Botswana’s Finance Ministry forecast a deficit of $393 million (4.03 billion pula), or 2.6 percent of its gross domestic product for the fiscal year. Diamonds account for
Alrosa Diamonds worth Millions Disappear
Moscow: Four uncut diamonds have disappeared while being held at the State Precious Metals and Gems Repository (Gokhran) for sorting, Kommersant daily newspaper reported on Thursday, citing unidentified sources in the industry. The precious stones were part of a bigger batch of diamonds submitted to Gokhran by Severalmaz mining company that extracts diamonds at a large mine in the northern
Dubai Banks Facing Major Jewelry Loan Default
Dubai: Officials of 15 banks met in Dubai on Wednesday to discuss growing concerns over the financial health of a (as yet unidentified) major jewelry chain which owes an estimated Dh550 million (US$ 150 million) to them and has allegedly defaulted on payments, banking and industry sources told Gulf News. Some banks are planning to lodge a formal complaint of
Antwerp Remains Important Rough Trading Hub
Antwerp: Antwerp is still the most important rough diamond trade hub in the world. This is according to the 2014 annual figures from the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme, which monitors and maps out diamond production and distribution worldwide. The figures also reveal that the Antwerp rough diamond traders’ profit margins are under duress, with an average profit margin of 1%.
