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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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Rio Tinto Unveils $1.1 mln. Argyle Diamond Jewellery
Perth: Rio Tinto has unveiled in New York an iconic piece of jewellery handcrafted using Argyle diamonds from its Australian mine and gold that has been mined and minted by Rio Tinto in the US. The US$1.1 million necklace and ring known as Argyle Dreaming™, was created by famed international designer, master craftsman and jeweller John Calleija. The one-off necklace
CAR Launches Complete Reform in Diamond Mining
Antwerp: Ahead of the Annual General Membership (AGM) meeting of the World Diamond Council (WDC) in Antwerp, the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) launched a full overhaul of the country’s alluvial diamond mining sector. Going forward, the CAR’s Government will stand for a bold new and drastic approach where full transparency and proper due diligence protocols, traceability of
De Beers Auctions Appoints Alastair Bickerstaff
London: De Beers Group Auctions has announced the appointment of Alastair Bickerstaff as the Head of Product Development and Sales. The new role, which was created following the departure of the Head of Sales and CRM, is an amalgamation of two instrumental elements of the business – Product Development and Sales. As the Head of Product Development and Sales, Alastair’s
CIBJO Releases Diamond Special Report
Milan: With fewer than seven weeks to go to the opening of the 2019 CIBJO Congress in Manama, Bahrain, on November 18, 2019, the fourth of the CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Diamond Commission, headed by Udi Sheintal, the report focuses predominantly on what it refers to as the “faultline” between diamonds mined in nature and man-made
Rio Tinto Unveils $1.1 mln. Argyle Diamond Jewellery
Perth: Rio Tinto has unveiled in New York an iconic piece of jewellery handcrafted using Argyle diamonds from its Australian mine and gold that has been mined and minted by Rio Tinto in the US. The US$1.1 million necklace and ring known as Argyle Dreaming™, was created by famed international designer, master craftsman and jeweller John Calleija. The one-off necklace
CAR Launches Complete Reform in Diamond Mining
Antwerp: Ahead of the Annual General Membership (AGM) meeting of the World Diamond Council (WDC) in Antwerp, the Government of the Central African Republic (CAR) launched a full overhaul of the country’s alluvial diamond mining sector. Going forward, the CAR’s Government will stand for a bold new and drastic approach where full transparency and proper due diligence protocols, traceability of
De Beers Auctions Appoints Alastair Bickerstaff
London: De Beers Group Auctions has announced the appointment of Alastair Bickerstaff as the Head of Product Development and Sales. The new role, which was created following the departure of the Head of Sales and CRM, is an amalgamation of two instrumental elements of the business – Product Development and Sales. As the Head of Product Development and Sales, Alastair’s
CIBJO Releases Diamond Special Report
Milan: With fewer than seven weeks to go to the opening of the 2019 CIBJO Congress in Manama, Bahrain, on November 18, 2019, the fourth of the CIBJO commissions’ Special Reports has been released. Prepared by the CIBJO Diamond Commission, headed by Udi Sheintal, the report focuses predominantly on what it refers to as the “faultline” between diamonds mined in nature and man-made
