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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.
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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World Bank Sanctions US$ 45 Mn for Tanzania
Dar-Es-Salaam: The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors recently approved of a credit of US $ 45 million “to improve the socioeconomic impacts of large and small-scale mining for the country and people”, said the Bank in a press note. The Bank also expressed its intention to “help increase private, local, and foreign investments” in the country. “This project
SA Diamond Valuator Fired For Probing De Beers
Johannesburg: A senior South African government diamond valuator in Johannesburg was allegedly blocked and consequently fired for investigating diamond giant De Beers. Independent Online reports Conrad Benn, the country’s first black diamond valuator, approached the high court to challenge the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator’s decision to suspend him in April last year and fire him last month.
‘Blood Diamonds’ Posted Online
Luanda: The explosive and often shocking book about the Angolan diamond industry that led to criminal charges against its author has been posted online by Reporters Without Borders. Rafael Marques de Morais, a frequent critic of the Angolan government and its diamond business, was charged with criminal defamation in his home country for his 2011 book Blood Diamonds: Corruption and
Japan's Diamond Exports Surge to Record Levels
Tokyo: Japan’s diamond and gold exports have recently enjoyed a surge on the back of a weaker yen, which has pushed up prices, with exports through April rising to record levels, according to a report in the Nikkei Asian Review. Japan exported 350 million yen ($2.79 million) worth of diamonds in April, a 60-percent increase from a year ago. Exports
World Bank Sanctions US$ 45 Mn for Tanzania
Dar-Es-Salaam: The World Bank Group’s Board of Executive Directors recently approved of a credit of US $ 45 million “to improve the socioeconomic impacts of large and small-scale mining for the country and people”, said the Bank in a press note. The Bank also expressed its intention to “help increase private, local, and foreign investments” in the country. “This project
SA Diamond Valuator Fired For Probing De Beers
Johannesburg: A senior South African government diamond valuator in Johannesburg was allegedly blocked and consequently fired for investigating diamond giant De Beers. Independent Online reports Conrad Benn, the country’s first black diamond valuator, approached the high court to challenge the South African Diamond and Precious Metals Regulator’s decision to suspend him in April last year and fire him last month.
‘Blood Diamonds’ Posted Online
Luanda: The explosive and often shocking book about the Angolan diamond industry that led to criminal charges against its author has been posted online by Reporters Without Borders. Rafael Marques de Morais, a frequent critic of the Angolan government and its diamond business, was charged with criminal defamation in his home country for his 2011 book Blood Diamonds: Corruption and
Japan's Diamond Exports Surge to Record Levels
Tokyo: Japan’s diamond and gold exports have recently enjoyed a surge on the back of a weaker yen, which has pushed up prices, with exports through April rising to record levels, according to a report in the Nikkei Asian Review. Japan exported 350 million yen ($2.79 million) worth of diamonds in April, a 60-percent increase from a year ago. Exports
