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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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India's Platinum Demand to Grow by 25% in 2018
Hyderabad: “India may achieve 20% to 25% growth in platinum jewellery sales during 2018. This year, we are expecting the total market for platinum jewellery to grow 20% to 25% more than 2017 at the retail level. At the same time, manufacturing demand will grow by 30% to 40%,” said Ms. Vaishali Banerjee, the Managing Director of Platinum Guild India Pvt.
Global Diamond Production Soars in 2017
Antwerp: The Kimberley Process (KP) has summed up global rough diamond production for 2017, saying production jumped 19% to 151 million carats last year. Production jumped 29% in value terms to $15.87 billion in 2017. The average price per carat increased 8% to $105 per carat. Russia was again the largest producer, recording an output of $4.11 billion in value terms and
Lab-Grown Diamonds are Diamonds, Says FTC
New York: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has expanded its definition of “diamond” to include those grown in a laboratory, as part of several changes to its jewelry guidelines. The FTC’s previous definition of a diamond stated: “A diamond is a natural mineral consisting essentially of pure carbon crystallized in the isometric system.” This is no longer applicable, the commission
Set New Export Target of $75 Bln by '22: Suresh Prabhu
Mumbai: The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation Mr. Suresh Prabhu said that India’s exports in the year 2017-18 were the highest in last six years. He added that India’s exports have been growing at a higher rate in the last few months. He said that if we continue with this pace, India may be able to
India's Platinum Demand to Grow by 25% in 2018
Hyderabad: “India may achieve 20% to 25% growth in platinum jewellery sales during 2018. This year, we are expecting the total market for platinum jewellery to grow 20% to 25% more than 2017 at the retail level. At the same time, manufacturing demand will grow by 30% to 40%,” said Ms. Vaishali Banerjee, the Managing Director of Platinum Guild India Pvt.
Global Diamond Production Soars in 2017
Antwerp: The Kimberley Process (KP) has summed up global rough diamond production for 2017, saying production jumped 19% to 151 million carats last year. Production jumped 29% in value terms to $15.87 billion in 2017. The average price per carat increased 8% to $105 per carat. Russia was again the largest producer, recording an output of $4.11 billion in value terms and
Lab-Grown Diamonds are Diamonds, Says FTC
New York: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has expanded its definition of “diamond” to include those grown in a laboratory, as part of several changes to its jewelry guidelines. The FTC’s previous definition of a diamond stated: “A diamond is a natural mineral consisting essentially of pure carbon crystallized in the isometric system.” This is no longer applicable, the commission
Set New Export Target of $75 Bln by '22: Suresh Prabhu
Mumbai: The Union Minister for Commerce & Industry and Civil Aviation Mr. Suresh Prabhu said that India’s exports in the year 2017-18 were the highest in last six years. He added that India’s exports have been growing at a higher rate in the last few months. He said that if we continue with this pace, India may be able to
