Two Weeks, Two Divergences, One Mechanism: The Rupee is Rewriting Indian Gold

Macro Snapshot: Two weeks ago, the rupee crisis pushed MCX gold up 3.9% while COMEX gold fell 3.6%. The week ending May 29 produced the exact mirror image: COMEX gold rose 1.5% while MCX gold fell 2.0%. Same mechanism, opposite direction. The rupee’s path through the week tells the full story. The intra-week range of 95.05 to 96.26, roughly 1.2%, is what explains why MCX prices fell while COMEX prices rose. But US and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement

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Two Weeks, Two Divergences, One Mechanism: The Rupee is Rewriting Indian Gold

Macro Snapshot: Two weeks ago, the rupee crisis pushed MCX gold up 3.9% while COMEX gold fell 3.6%. The week ending May 29 produced the exact mirror image: COMEX gold rose 1.5% while MCX gold fell 2.0%. Same mechanism, opposite direction. The rupee’s path through the week tells the full story. The intra-week range of 95.05 to 96.26, roughly 1.2%, is what explains why MCX prices fell while COMEX prices rose. But US and Iranian negotiators reached a tentative agreement

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KP Could not Elect Vice-Chair '15

Guangzhou: The vote at the plenary meeting of the Kimberley Process (KP) in Guangzhou, China, which ended yesterday for the country to serve as Vice Chair for 2015 ended in deadlock. With Angola set to become Chair on January 1, Dubai and Australia were the candidates for the position of Vice Chair. A source at the meeting said that among

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Next Israel Diamond Week in February 8-12, 2015

New York: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) announced that it would host the winter edition of the International Diamond Week February 8-12, 2015. “We have looked hard at the very busy calendar of the international diamond and jewelry trade and decided that these were the best dates for all parties involved for the Winter 2015 edition,” IDE President Shmuel Schnitzer

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Israel Diamond Week in New York Successful

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Pigeon Blood Ruby Sold for Record $8.6M

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KP Could not Elect Vice-Chair '15

Guangzhou: The vote at the plenary meeting of the Kimberley Process (KP) in Guangzhou, China, which ended yesterday for the country to serve as Vice Chair for 2015 ended in deadlock. With Angola set to become Chair on January 1, Dubai and Australia were the candidates for the position of Vice Chair. A source at the meeting said that among

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Next Israel Diamond Week in February 8-12, 2015

New York: The Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) announced that it would host the winter edition of the International Diamond Week February 8-12, 2015. “We have looked hard at the very busy calendar of the international diamond and jewelry trade and decided that these were the best dates for all parties involved for the Winter 2015 edition,” IDE President Shmuel Schnitzer

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Israel Diamond Week in New York Successful

New York: At the outset of the fourth day of the Israel Diamond Week in New York, both the Israeli and the American diamantaires participating in the event at the Diamond Dealers Club (DDC) in New York City were in complete agreement: the third edition of the Israel Diamond Week in New York is a great success. David Lasher, the

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Pigeon Blood Ruby Sold for Record $8.6M

London: The 8.62-carat cushion-shaped ‘Graff Ruby’ ring from the Collection of Dimitri Mavrommatis soared beyond pre-sale estimates and set a world auction record for a ruby at $8,600,410, as well as a record price per carat for a ruby at $997,727. The ring was bought by London Laurence Graff at Sotheby’s Geneva sale of Magnificent & Noble Jewels. The gemstone,

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