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The Tariff Lag Effect: Why MCX Prices are Still Below
The week ending May 22 was the digestion week. After the policy shock of the previous week (the steepest gold import duty hike on record, a record-low rupee, and a tightening of the Advance Authorisation scheme), price action paused. MCX gold gained just 0.1%, silver was essentially flat. COMEX gold and silver both declined modestly, by 0.8% and 1.7% respectively. The week’s headline numbers reveal almost nothing about what is actually happening in the Indian gold market right now. The
The Tariff Lag Effect: Why MCX Prices are Still Below
The week ending May 22 was the digestion week. After the policy shock of the previous week (the steepest gold import duty hike on record, a record-low rupee, and a tightening of the Advance Authorisation scheme), price action paused. MCX gold gained just 0.1%, silver was essentially flat. COMEX gold and silver both declined modestly, by 0.8% and 1.7% respectively. The week’s headline numbers reveal almost nothing about what is actually happening in the Indian gold market right now. The
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London Diamond Bourse to Host Open Day
London: The London Diamond Bourse (LDB) in the capital’s Hatton Garden area, has set a date for its inaugural open day, taking place on Monday, February 23. In a statement, the bourse said: “The open day will provide a great opportunity for visitors to discover new suppliers, network or simply to see what the LDB has to offer the industry.
5 Carat Synthetic Diamond Produced
Moscow: Russian lab-grown diamond manufacturer New Diamond Technology says it has grown a 5.11 ct. K SI diamond, which it bills as the largest man-made polished near-colorless stone ever produced. The manufacturer says the unenhanced radiant-cut type IIa diamond, produced by the high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) method, bears a K SI grade but it has not yet been sent to a
De Beers to Spend $3bn on Diamond Operations
Gaborone: The De Beers Group is set to invest around $3billion over the next 10 years on its diamond mining operations. Fin24 reports that the bulk of the investment would be spend on its key South African mine, Venetia in Limpopo where the underground mine was expected to extend its life beyond 2040. Venetia produced 3.2 million carats in the
SRK is now a ‘Premier Trading House’
New Delhi: Indian company Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt.Ltd (SRK), which exported 348,000 carats of polished diamonds in the financial year 2014, has been recognized as a ‘Premier Trading House’ – the highest recognition given to an Export House by the Indian government. SRK, which exports to more than 40 countries worldwide, has been given the status based on the total
London Diamond Bourse to Host Open Day
London: The London Diamond Bourse (LDB) in the capital’s Hatton Garden area, has set a date for its inaugural open day, taking place on Monday, February 23. In a statement, the bourse said: “The open day will provide a great opportunity for visitors to discover new suppliers, network or simply to see what the LDB has to offer the industry.
5 Carat Synthetic Diamond Produced
Moscow: Russian lab-grown diamond manufacturer New Diamond Technology says it has grown a 5.11 ct. K SI diamond, which it bills as the largest man-made polished near-colorless stone ever produced. The manufacturer says the unenhanced radiant-cut type IIa diamond, produced by the high-pressure high-temperature (HPHT) method, bears a K SI grade but it has not yet been sent to a
De Beers to Spend $3bn on Diamond Operations
Gaborone: The De Beers Group is set to invest around $3billion over the next 10 years on its diamond mining operations. Fin24 reports that the bulk of the investment would be spend on its key South African mine, Venetia in Limpopo where the underground mine was expected to extend its life beyond 2040. Venetia produced 3.2 million carats in the
SRK is now a ‘Premier Trading House’
New Delhi: Indian company Shree Ramkrishna Exports Pvt.Ltd (SRK), which exported 348,000 carats of polished diamonds in the financial year 2014, has been recognized as a ‘Premier Trading House’ – the highest recognition given to an Export House by the Indian government. SRK, which exports to more than 40 countries worldwide, has been given the status based on the total
