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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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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More Chinese than Americans to Buy Diamonds

Beijing: More Chinese consumers are expected to buy diamond jewellery in the future compared to their American counterparts, according to a recent research. Russian mining giant Alrosa and research firm GfK surveyed more than 4,000 respondents from the US and China in 2017. The participants, aged 25 to 55 years with average or above average income who bought or received

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Will Diamond Prices Slump 10% in 2018?

Mumbai: Diamonds are set to slump further, according to a hedge fund whose bet on marijuana made it the world’s best performer in 2016. Prices of the precious gem may slump as much as 10 per cent this year as it loses appeal with younger consumers and faces challenges from synthetic alternatives, said Singapore-based Ben Cleary, who co-manages the $500

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Q4 Recovery Fails to Mitigate Full Year Declines in '17

Mumbai: Gold demand rallied in the closing months of 2017, gaining 6% year-on-year in Q4 to reach 1,095.8 tonnes (t). However, overall demand for the full year fell by 7% to 4,071.7t, compared with 2016, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest Gold Demand Trends report. Inflows into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued steadily throughout the year, totalling 202.8t, but

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IDE Dedicates Diamond Tech Innovation Center

Ramat Gan: On the second day of the 7th International Diamond Week (IDWI), the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) officially launched its new innovation center Diamond Tech. The technological incubator, located within the IDE complex, will host and support diamond related start-ups in a variety of fields. Through this initiative, IDE will promote new technologies that will bring added value to

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More Chinese than Americans to Buy Diamonds

Beijing: More Chinese consumers are expected to buy diamond jewellery in the future compared to their American counterparts, according to a recent research. Russian mining giant Alrosa and research firm GfK surveyed more than 4,000 respondents from the US and China in 2017. The participants, aged 25 to 55 years with average or above average income who bought or received

Read More »

Will Diamond Prices Slump 10% in 2018?

Mumbai: Diamonds are set to slump further, according to a hedge fund whose bet on marijuana made it the world’s best performer in 2016. Prices of the precious gem may slump as much as 10 per cent this year as it loses appeal with younger consumers and faces challenges from synthetic alternatives, said Singapore-based Ben Cleary, who co-manages the $500

Read More »

Q4 Recovery Fails to Mitigate Full Year Declines in '17

Mumbai: Gold demand rallied in the closing months of 2017, gaining 6% year-on-year in Q4 to reach 1,095.8 tonnes (t). However, overall demand for the full year fell by 7% to 4,071.7t, compared with 2016, according to the World Gold Council’s (WGC) latest Gold Demand Trends report. Inflows into exchange-traded funds (ETFs) continued steadily throughout the year, totalling 202.8t, but

Read More »

IDE Dedicates Diamond Tech Innovation Center

Ramat Gan: On the second day of the 7th International Diamond Week (IDWI), the Israel Diamond Exchange (IDE) officially launched its new innovation center Diamond Tech. The technological incubator, located within the IDE complex, will host and support diamond related start-ups in a variety of fields. Through this initiative, IDE will promote new technologies that will bring added value to

Read More »

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