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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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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Platinum Evara Launched at Jos Alukkas, Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The newlywed beautiful Bollywood actress Dia Mirza comes back to her hometown, Hyderabad with her husband, Sahil Sangha to receive blessings of everlasting love from her mother Deepa Mirza. The couple celebrated their vows of love and the mother Deepa Mirza showered blessings on them with Platinum Evara jewellery at the Jos Alukkas store in Hyderabad. The couple also

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Israel's Leaders Call for Reduced Rough Supply

Tel Aviv: Major rough diamond producers should reduce rough sales to help bring stability to the diamond pipeline, according to industry leaders in Israel, cited by Rapaport News portal. Shmuel Schnitzer, the president of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE), and Jacob Korn, the president of the Israel Diamond Manufacturers Association (IsDMA) expressed their support for restoring profitability to the diamond

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Alrosa’s Diamond Prices Down 6% So Far This Year

Moscow: Russia’s Alrosa, the world’s top diamond producer by output in carats, said Tuesday prices for the precious rocks its mines have fallen by 6% since the start of 2015, but expects market conditions to improve by the end of the year. According to Reuters, the company saw its rough diamond prices decrease by 3% in February and a further

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De Beers June Sight of $550 Million

Gaborone: The De Beers June sight closed with an estimated value of $550 million. Diamond prices were reportedly stable at the sight, while sightholders noted a slight increase in the box price of larger goods. Some added that De Beers also improved the assortment quality on those same boxes. Sightholder sentiment remained negative at the sight as manufacturers stated that

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Platinum Evara Launched at Jos Alukkas, Hyderabad

Hyderabad: The newlywed beautiful Bollywood actress Dia Mirza comes back to her hometown, Hyderabad with her husband, Sahil Sangha to receive blessings of everlasting love from her mother Deepa Mirza. The couple celebrated their vows of love and the mother Deepa Mirza showered blessings on them with Platinum Evara jewellery at the Jos Alukkas store in Hyderabad. The couple also

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Israel's Leaders Call for Reduced Rough Supply

Tel Aviv: Major rough diamond producers should reduce rough sales to help bring stability to the diamond pipeline, according to industry leaders in Israel, cited by Rapaport News portal. Shmuel Schnitzer, the president of the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE), and Jacob Korn, the president of the Israel Diamond Manufacturers Association (IsDMA) expressed their support for restoring profitability to the diamond

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Alrosa’s Diamond Prices Down 6% So Far This Year

Moscow: Russia’s Alrosa, the world’s top diamond producer by output in carats, said Tuesday prices for the precious rocks its mines have fallen by 6% since the start of 2015, but expects market conditions to improve by the end of the year. According to Reuters, the company saw its rough diamond prices decrease by 3% in February and a further

Read More »

De Beers June Sight of $550 Million

Gaborone: The De Beers June sight closed with an estimated value of $550 million. Diamond prices were reportedly stable at the sight, while sightholders noted a slight increase in the box price of larger goods. Some added that De Beers also improved the assortment quality on those same boxes. Sightholder sentiment remained negative at the sight as manufacturers stated that

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