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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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AWDC-Bain & Co. Present Global Diamond Report
Moscow: Bain & Company’s seventh annual Global Diamond Report finds rough-diamond players are likely to increase their marketing spend by about 50 percent over previous years to promote the diamond story Diamond producers staged a strong comeback in 2016 with demand for rough diamonds spurring a 20 percent increase in revenues as mining companies sold down inventories accumulated in 2015.
How to Build a Winning Team: A Book by CIBJO
Milan: “People: Our Greatest Asset,” an employee recruitment, motivation and retention guide prepared specifically for the jewellery industry is now available for downloading on the CIBJO website. Authored by Jonathan Kendall, President of the CIBJO Marketing & Education Commission, the 60-page book provides a practical approach to the employment and induction of professional staff, reward and recognition systems for motivating
AWDC and De Beers Talk Blockchain
Antwerp: The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), representing the largest diamond trade hub worldwide, and diamond mining company De Beers announced they are discussing a potential collaboration in De Beers’ recently announced blockchain platform. AWDC CEO Ari Epstein said, “We have been exploring many initiatives to further our mission to boost business in the rough and polished diamond trade, as
De Beers Rakes in $450mln from 10th Cycle
Gaborone: Anglo American said De Beers raked in $450 million from its tenth sales cycle of the year compared with $422 million, a year earlier. The value of rough diamonds sold during the period under consideration was provisional and would likely be revised upwards. It was, however, lower compared with $466 million realised during the ninth sales cycle of 2017.
AWDC-Bain & Co. Present Global Diamond Report
Moscow: Bain & Company’s seventh annual Global Diamond Report finds rough-diamond players are likely to increase their marketing spend by about 50 percent over previous years to promote the diamond story Diamond producers staged a strong comeback in 2016 with demand for rough diamonds spurring a 20 percent increase in revenues as mining companies sold down inventories accumulated in 2015.
How to Build a Winning Team: A Book by CIBJO
Milan: “People: Our Greatest Asset,” an employee recruitment, motivation and retention guide prepared specifically for the jewellery industry is now available for downloading on the CIBJO website. Authored by Jonathan Kendall, President of the CIBJO Marketing & Education Commission, the 60-page book provides a practical approach to the employment and induction of professional staff, reward and recognition systems for motivating
AWDC and De Beers Talk Blockchain
Antwerp: The Antwerp World Diamond Centre (AWDC), representing the largest diamond trade hub worldwide, and diamond mining company De Beers announced they are discussing a potential collaboration in De Beers’ recently announced blockchain platform. AWDC CEO Ari Epstein said, “We have been exploring many initiatives to further our mission to boost business in the rough and polished diamond trade, as
De Beers Rakes in $450mln from 10th Cycle
Gaborone: Anglo American said De Beers raked in $450 million from its tenth sales cycle of the year compared with $422 million, a year earlier. The value of rough diamonds sold during the period under consideration was provisional and would likely be revised upwards. It was, however, lower compared with $466 million realised during the ninth sales cycle of 2017.
