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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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ZCDC Future Hangs in the Balance
Harare: Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC)’s future hangs in the balance after the Supreme Court last week dismissed Government’s appeal challenging a High Court decision to allow Mauritius-registered firm Grandwell Holdings to remain at Chiadzwa, according to a report published in The Herald. Grandwell Holdings holds a 50 percent controlling stake in Mbada Diamonds (Pvt) Limited. Then Mines and Mining
JNA Jewellery Design Competition 2018/19 Kicks off
Hong Kong: JNA of UBM Asia Ltd have launched the JNA Jewellery Design Competition 2018/19 at a dedicated seminar held on the side-lines of the June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair on 21st June, 2018. Sponsored by Crossfor HK Ltd, Platinum Guild International (PGI) and the Tahitian Pearl Association Hong Kong (TPAHK), the competition recognises and celebrates excellence in
WDC Committed to Ongoing Changes at 2018 KP
New York: The World Diamond Council (WDC), an industry group focused on preventing conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate global supply chain and protecting the value of natural diamonds, reaffirmed its commitment to driving ongoing positive change through reform at the 2018 KP Intersessional meeting held in Antwerp, Belgium June 18-22. The Intersessional is an annual forum where members gather to
De Beers Destroying Transparency: Rapaport
Mumbai: De Beers Group is refusing to allow its clients to disclose the legitimacy of diamonds from De Beers. In a Press Release received by G2J, Rapaport claims that all De Beers’ rough diamonds are now opaque. That’s 42% of the world’s legitimate diamond production in 2017, and $14.993 billion of rough diamonds from 2015 through 2017. In a letter
ZCDC Future Hangs in the Balance
Harare: Zimbabwe Consolidated Diamond Company (ZCDC)’s future hangs in the balance after the Supreme Court last week dismissed Government’s appeal challenging a High Court decision to allow Mauritius-registered firm Grandwell Holdings to remain at Chiadzwa, according to a report published in The Herald. Grandwell Holdings holds a 50 percent controlling stake in Mbada Diamonds (Pvt) Limited. Then Mines and Mining
JNA Jewellery Design Competition 2018/19 Kicks off
Hong Kong: JNA of UBM Asia Ltd have launched the JNA Jewellery Design Competition 2018/19 at a dedicated seminar held on the side-lines of the June Hong Kong Jewellery & Gem Fair on 21st June, 2018. Sponsored by Crossfor HK Ltd, Platinum Guild International (PGI) and the Tahitian Pearl Association Hong Kong (TPAHK), the competition recognises and celebrates excellence in
WDC Committed to Ongoing Changes at 2018 KP
New York: The World Diamond Council (WDC), an industry group focused on preventing conflict diamonds from entering the legitimate global supply chain and protecting the value of natural diamonds, reaffirmed its commitment to driving ongoing positive change through reform at the 2018 KP Intersessional meeting held in Antwerp, Belgium June 18-22. The Intersessional is an annual forum where members gather to
De Beers Destroying Transparency: Rapaport
Mumbai: De Beers Group is refusing to allow its clients to disclose the legitimacy of diamonds from De Beers. In a Press Release received by G2J, Rapaport claims that all De Beers’ rough diamonds are now opaque. That’s 42% of the world’s legitimate diamond production in 2017, and $14.993 billion of rough diamonds from 2015 through 2017. In a letter
