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The 200-Day Held: Now Comes the Test That Decides Whether the Bounce is a Reversal
Macro Snapshot: The week ending July 3 broke a five-week decline for both gold and silver. Gold posted its first weekly gain since late May and silver led the recovery with a much larger move. The trigger was a weaker-than-expected US jobs report, which reset rate-hike expectations and pushed the dollar to its largest weekly decline since April. Layered underneath were two other significant developments: the release of the World Gold Council’s Mid-Year Outlook on Tuesday July 1 (covered in
The 200-Day Held: Now Comes the Test That Decides Whether the Bounce is a Reversal
Macro Snapshot: The week ending July 3 broke a five-week decline for both gold and silver. Gold posted its first weekly gain since late May and silver led the recovery with a much larger move. The trigger was a weaker-than-expected US jobs report, which reset rate-hike expectations and pushed the dollar to its largest weekly decline since April. Layered underneath were two other significant developments: the release of the World Gold Council’s Mid-Year Outlook on Tuesday July 1 (covered in
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David Kellie Appointed as CEO of the DPA
Mumbai: The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) announced that Jean-Marc Lieberherr has decided to step down from his role as CEO at the end of his current contract period on 31 December 2019. David Kellie will join the organisation in December 2019, enabling a smooth transition of leadership. Jean-Marc has filled key leadership positions at the DPA since it was formed
DPA Partners with Saffron Art
Mumbai: Diamond Producers Association (DPA), an international alliance of the world’s leading diamond mining companies, has partnered with Saffron Art, an international auction house that embraces and drives change. Continuing with their efforts of promoting real diamonds, DPA is sponsoring the biennial jewellery conference, Dialogues in Art; with the theme being ‘Mapping the legacy of Indian Jewels’ as an Ode
CIBJO Releases Coloured Stone Special Report
Milan: With fewer than six weeks to go to the opening of the 2019 CIBJO Congress in Manama, Bahrain, on November 18, 2019, the fifth of the CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Coloured Stone Commission, headed by Charles Abouchar, the report looks at opportunities provided by new technologies, and also at the vexing issue of gemstone variety
Gemfields Hosts Introductory Course in Gemstones
London: Gemfields hosted a one-day introductory coloured gemstone seminar in London recently with industry experts. A panel of speakers – including specialists in sustainability, jewellery and gemmology– addressed sales and retail staff from key jewellery brands, lifting the lid on the charm, attraction and complexities of rubies, emeralds and sapphires, the three most coveted coloured gemstones. The latest adaptation of
David Kellie Appointed as CEO of the DPA
Mumbai: The Diamond Producers Association (DPA) announced that Jean-Marc Lieberherr has decided to step down from his role as CEO at the end of his current contract period on 31 December 2019. David Kellie will join the organisation in December 2019, enabling a smooth transition of leadership. Jean-Marc has filled key leadership positions at the DPA since it was formed
DPA Partners with Saffron Art
Mumbai: Diamond Producers Association (DPA), an international alliance of the world’s leading diamond mining companies, has partnered with Saffron Art, an international auction house that embraces and drives change. Continuing with their efforts of promoting real diamonds, DPA is sponsoring the biennial jewellery conference, Dialogues in Art; with the theme being ‘Mapping the legacy of Indian Jewels’ as an Ode
CIBJO Releases Coloured Stone Special Report
Milan: With fewer than six weeks to go to the opening of the 2019 CIBJO Congress in Manama, Bahrain, on November 18, 2019, the fifth of the CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Coloured Stone Commission, headed by Charles Abouchar, the report looks at opportunities provided by new technologies, and also at the vexing issue of gemstone variety
Gemfields Hosts Introductory Course in Gemstones
London: Gemfields hosted a one-day introductory coloured gemstone seminar in London recently with industry experts. A panel of speakers – including specialists in sustainability, jewellery and gemmology– addressed sales and retail staff from key jewellery brands, lifting the lid on the charm, attraction and complexities of rubies, emeralds and sapphires, the three most coveted coloured gemstones. The latest adaptation of
