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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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De Beers Announces Interim Financial Results
London: Anglo-American – and its subsidiary De Beers – published their results for the first half of 2019. For Anglo-American, rough diamonds constitute less than ten percent of its earnings. Anglo’s chief earnings come from coper ($789 million), PGMs i.e. precious metals ($824) Bulks, i.e. a collation of products such as coal, iron ore, aluminum and other minerals ($3.36 billion!)
Indian Customs Clarifies on Foreign Exhibitions
Mumbai: Following the Ministry of Finance’s announcement that no IGST will be levied on gem and jewellery carried outside of the country for exhibition purposes, Director (Customs) vide Circular No. 21/2019 – Customs has clarified regarding applicability of Notification No. 45/2017 – Customs dated 30.06.2017 on goods, which were exported earlier for exhibition purpose/ consignment basis. Till now, gem & jewellery which was
De Beers Gets Funds for Research at Gahcho Kué
Toronto: De Beers Group’s carbon-capture research at the Gahcho Kué mine in Canada has received a funding boost following the award of a C$675,000 grant from Natural Resources Canada’s Clean Growth Program towards pioneering research in partnership focused on delivering carbon-neutral diamond mining. The project in Canada is part of a De Beers Group global research program that includes studies,
IMF Projects Lower Growth Outlook for India in 20
New Delhi: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) further cut its annual growth forecast for India, as it expects weaker domestic demand to limit an economic recovery, according to media reports. The economy is now expected to expand 7% in the year ending 31 March 2020, 0.3 percentage point slower than IMF’s April projection. In April, the Fund cut India’s growth outlook by
De Beers Announces Interim Financial Results
London: Anglo-American – and its subsidiary De Beers – published their results for the first half of 2019. For Anglo-American, rough diamonds constitute less than ten percent of its earnings. Anglo’s chief earnings come from coper ($789 million), PGMs i.e. precious metals ($824) Bulks, i.e. a collation of products such as coal, iron ore, aluminum and other minerals ($3.36 billion!)
Indian Customs Clarifies on Foreign Exhibitions
Mumbai: Following the Ministry of Finance’s announcement that no IGST will be levied on gem and jewellery carried outside of the country for exhibition purposes, Director (Customs) vide Circular No. 21/2019 – Customs has clarified regarding applicability of Notification No. 45/2017 – Customs dated 30.06.2017 on goods, which were exported earlier for exhibition purpose/ consignment basis. Till now, gem & jewellery which was
De Beers Gets Funds for Research at Gahcho Kué
Toronto: De Beers Group’s carbon-capture research at the Gahcho Kué mine in Canada has received a funding boost following the award of a C$675,000 grant from Natural Resources Canada’s Clean Growth Program towards pioneering research in partnership focused on delivering carbon-neutral diamond mining. The project in Canada is part of a De Beers Group global research program that includes studies,
IMF Projects Lower Growth Outlook for India in 20
New Delhi: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) further cut its annual growth forecast for India, as it expects weaker domestic demand to limit an economic recovery, according to media reports. The economy is now expected to expand 7% in the year ending 31 March 2020, 0.3 percentage point slower than IMF’s April projection. In April, the Fund cut India’s growth outlook by
