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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RBI Relaxes Norms for Lending against Jewellery

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India yesterday relaxed the norms by allowing Loan-To-Value (LTV) ratio to be done at the average of the closing price of 22 carat gold for the preceding 30 days. The Bank has prescribed that the valuation of gold jewellery for arriving at the Loan-To-Value (LTV) shall be done at the average of the closing price

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Diacam360 to Debut at Upcoming JCK Las Vegas

New York: DiaCam360, a small, portable, effective and affordable scanning device that creates high quality photos and 360-degree, interactive videos of polished diamonds, will debut in the USA at the upcoming JCK Show in Las Vegas, May 29 to June 1, 2015. The DiaCam360 will be demonstrated at the Shirtal Group Booth #B5450 in the Diamond Plaza, Bayside, Level 1.

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WFDB Looking Forward to Financing Debate

Antwerp: World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) President Ernie Blom says the participation of De Beers Group CEO Philippe Mellier in the Presidents Meeting to be held in Tel Aviv from June 14 to 16 2015 will serve to sharpen one of the biggest debates that will take place at the biennial meeting – the difficulty of securing finance and

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DMCC Tradeflow Launches ‘Loans for Diamonds’

Dubai: Financing the trade in rough diamonds took a major step forward in Dubai as DMCC Tradeflow, the dedicated online platform for registering possession and ownership of commodities stored in UAE-based facilities, launched “Loans for Diamonds” in partnership with the Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) and Rocks International DMCC, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) announced recently. According to DMCC,

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RBI Relaxes Norms for Lending against Jewellery

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India yesterday relaxed the norms by allowing Loan-To-Value (LTV) ratio to be done at the average of the closing price of 22 carat gold for the preceding 30 days. The Bank has prescribed that the valuation of gold jewellery for arriving at the Loan-To-Value (LTV) shall be done at the average of the closing price

Read More »

Diacam360 to Debut at Upcoming JCK Las Vegas

New York: DiaCam360, a small, portable, effective and affordable scanning device that creates high quality photos and 360-degree, interactive videos of polished diamonds, will debut in the USA at the upcoming JCK Show in Las Vegas, May 29 to June 1, 2015. The DiaCam360 will be demonstrated at the Shirtal Group Booth #B5450 in the Diamond Plaza, Bayside, Level 1.

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WFDB Looking Forward to Financing Debate

Antwerp: World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) President Ernie Blom says the participation of De Beers Group CEO Philippe Mellier in the Presidents Meeting to be held in Tel Aviv from June 14 to 16 2015 will serve to sharpen one of the biggest debates that will take place at the biennial meeting – the difficulty of securing finance and

Read More »

DMCC Tradeflow Launches ‘Loans for Diamonds’

Dubai: Financing the trade in rough diamonds took a major step forward in Dubai as DMCC Tradeflow, the dedicated online platform for registering possession and ownership of commodities stored in UAE-based facilities, launched “Loans for Diamonds” in partnership with the Commercial Bank of Dubai (CBD) and Rocks International DMCC, the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) announced recently. According to DMCC,

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