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Silver Leads the Recovery: Bearish Move Shows First Signs of Exhaustion
Macro Snapshot: The week ending May 1 was dominated by Powell’s final FOMC meeting on April 28-29, which delivered the headline outcome markets expected — a hold at 3.50-3.75% — but with a far more contentious internal split than anticipated. The committee voted 8-4 to hold (some sources reported 11-1, but the dissent count of four is firmer), with Stephen Miran preferring an immediate quarter-point cut and three others — Hammack, Kashkari, Logan — supporting the hold but opposing the
Silver Leads the Recovery: Bearish Move Shows First Signs of Exhaustion
Macro Snapshot: The week ending May 1 was dominated by Powell’s final FOMC meeting on April 28-29, which delivered the headline outcome markets expected — a hold at 3.50-3.75% — but with a far more contentious internal split than anticipated. The committee voted 8-4 to hold (some sources reported 11-1, but the dissent count of four is firmer), with Stephen Miran preferring an immediate quarter-point cut and three others — Hammack, Kashkari, Logan — supporting the hold but opposing the
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De Beers Revenue Slips in 2017
Gaborone: De Beers’ total revenue declined by 4% to $5.8 billion (2016: $6.1 billion) – as expected, given the benefit of strong midstream restocking in the first half of 2016, the miner reported. The average realized rough diamond price decreased by 13% to $162/carat (2016: $187/carat) mainly owing to a lower value mix; this was partly offset by an 8%
Zimbabwe Resumes Diamond Auction
Harare: Zimbabwe conducted a diamond auction sale this month, as production of the precious stones gradually recovers after slumping to an all-time low of less than two million carats from peak levels of 12 million carats, businessdigest can reveal. Last year, Zimbabwe did not auction the mineral, but stockpiled its rough stones in the aftermath of a botched merger plan
Everledger Announces Diamond Time-Lapse Protocol
London: Everledger has announced the Diamond Time-Lapse Protocol, formed by the integration of the Diamond Time-Lapse initiative by Dharmanandan Diamonds, onto its existing first-in-world diamond provenance traceability blockchain platform. An industry-first, the Diamond Time-Lapse Protocol engages everyone along the diamond supply chain including miners, dealers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers, to create and track the entire lifetime journey of a diamond
GJEPC Condemns Unethical Business Practices
Mumbai: The Nirav Modi fraud of about Rs. 12,000 crore with various banks has once again jolted India’s gems & jewellery industry. India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has issued a press statement condemning the so called scandal. Below is the text: “The Indian diamond industry with its over tens of thousands of factories, 6000 exporters are world
De Beers Revenue Slips in 2017
Gaborone: De Beers’ total revenue declined by 4% to $5.8 billion (2016: $6.1 billion) – as expected, given the benefit of strong midstream restocking in the first half of 2016, the miner reported. The average realized rough diamond price decreased by 13% to $162/carat (2016: $187/carat) mainly owing to a lower value mix; this was partly offset by an 8%
Zimbabwe Resumes Diamond Auction
Harare: Zimbabwe conducted a diamond auction sale this month, as production of the precious stones gradually recovers after slumping to an all-time low of less than two million carats from peak levels of 12 million carats, businessdigest can reveal. Last year, Zimbabwe did not auction the mineral, but stockpiled its rough stones in the aftermath of a botched merger plan
Everledger Announces Diamond Time-Lapse Protocol
London: Everledger has announced the Diamond Time-Lapse Protocol, formed by the integration of the Diamond Time-Lapse initiative by Dharmanandan Diamonds, onto its existing first-in-world diamond provenance traceability blockchain platform. An industry-first, the Diamond Time-Lapse Protocol engages everyone along the diamond supply chain including miners, dealers, manufacturers, retailers and consumers, to create and track the entire lifetime journey of a diamond
GJEPC Condemns Unethical Business Practices
Mumbai: The Nirav Modi fraud of about Rs. 12,000 crore with various banks has once again jolted India’s gems & jewellery industry. India’s Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) has issued a press statement condemning the so called scandal. Below is the text: “The Indian diamond industry with its over tens of thousands of factories, 6000 exporters are world
