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Hawkish Fed Comments on Inflation Landed Right at Both Metals’ Supply Zones, and the Correction Wrote Itself
Macro Snapshot: The correction in gold and silver during the week ending August 28 was a confluence event. Both metals had rallied into well-defined supply zones (gold at ₹162,000-164,000, silver at ₹244,000-248,000) and were showing early signs of exhaustion. Into that setup, the July PCE release on August 26 came in hot on the headline (3.7% year over year against 3.6% consensus), and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s August 28 Jackson Hole address leaned decisively hawkish on inflation. The trigger
Hawkish Fed Comments on Inflation Landed Right at Both Metals’ Supply Zones, and the Correction Wrote Itself
Macro Snapshot: The correction in gold and silver during the week ending August 28 was a confluence event. Both metals had rallied into well-defined supply zones (gold at ₹162,000-164,000, silver at ₹244,000-248,000) and were showing early signs of exhaustion. Into that setup, the July PCE release on August 26 came in hot on the headline (3.7% year over year against 3.6% consensus), and Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s August 28 Jackson Hole address leaned decisively hawkish on inflation. The trigger
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De Beers’ Diamond Sights Back to Gaborone
Gaborone: De Beers is bringing its sales activities back to Botswana’s capital Gaborone, it said on Thursday, almost two years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to be held in cities including Antwerp and Dubai. De Beers had moved its pre-sale viewings from Botswana in May 2020 when travel restrictions to curb the pandemic prevented its international customers from flying
Alrosa Affected by US Sanctions
Washington: Diamond mining company Alrosa is among the institutions hit with U.S. sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions “target the core infrastructure of the Russian financial system — including all of Russia’s largest financial institutions and the ability of state-owned and private entities to raise capital — and further bar Russia from the global financial system,” according to
ALROSA Exits from NDC and RJC
Mumbai: The Board of Directors of the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has received ALROSA’s decision to suspend its membership. In suspending its membership, ALROSA has stepped down from the Board and will cease all financial contributions. In a statement the NDC said, “NDC is global organization whose members’ operations span six continents and more than a dozen countries including Canada,
PGI Reports 40% Growth in Jewellery Sales
Mumbai: Platinum Guild International (PGI) India witnessed a strong fourth quarter – October – December 2021, for platinum jewellery purchases post the second wave of the pandemic, according to the Platinum Jewellery Business Review Q4 2021. The key strategic retailers saw a robust growth of 35-40% in sales volume as compared to Q4 2020, based on the data announced by
De Beers’ Diamond Sights Back to Gaborone
Gaborone: De Beers is bringing its sales activities back to Botswana’s capital Gaborone, it said on Thursday, almost two years after the COVID-19 pandemic forced them to be held in cities including Antwerp and Dubai. De Beers had moved its pre-sale viewings from Botswana in May 2020 when travel restrictions to curb the pandemic prevented its international customers from flying
Alrosa Affected by US Sanctions
Washington: Diamond mining company Alrosa is among the institutions hit with U.S. sanctions following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The sanctions “target the core infrastructure of the Russian financial system — including all of Russia’s largest financial institutions and the ability of state-owned and private entities to raise capital — and further bar Russia from the global financial system,” according to
ALROSA Exits from NDC and RJC
Mumbai: The Board of Directors of the Natural Diamond Council (NDC) has received ALROSA’s decision to suspend its membership. In suspending its membership, ALROSA has stepped down from the Board and will cease all financial contributions. In a statement the NDC said, “NDC is global organization whose members’ operations span six continents and more than a dozen countries including Canada,
PGI Reports 40% Growth in Jewellery Sales
Mumbai: Platinum Guild International (PGI) India witnessed a strong fourth quarter – October – December 2021, for platinum jewellery purchases post the second wave of the pandemic, according to the Platinum Jewellery Business Review Q4 2021. The key strategic retailers saw a robust growth of 35-40% in sales volume as compared to Q4 2020, based on the data announced by
