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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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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Second Edition of Bharat Diamond Week on Oct 8-9

Mumbai: Organizers of the first Bharat Diamond Week at the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai, India, said the show exceeded expectations. The Bharat exchange is already planning the next edition of the fair which it says will be even bigger and feature new elements. The first-ever Bharat Diamond Week was opened by US Consul General Edgard D. Kagan in

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India's Gold Jewellery Exports Grew by 11% in FY18

India’s Gold Jewellery exports registered a growth of nearly 11 per cent at USD 9673.23 mn in FY18 vis-à-vis USD 8,721.88 mn in FY17 Gems and Jewellery exports from India have doubled to USD 41 bn in FY18 as against USB 21 bn in FY08 Cut & polished diamond exports grew at USD 24 bn in FY18 from USD 14

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CIBJO Honours Memory of Friedrich Schwarzer

Milan: CIBJO is paying tribute to the memory of a former president, Friedrich (Fritz) Schwarzer, who died recently in Austria, after decades of public service in the jewellery industry, both in his native country and internationally, and more than 60 years of experience in the trade. He headed the World Jewellery Confederation from 1993 through 1996. Born in 1938 into

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WDC Supports OECD Due Diligence Guidance

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, announced today its support of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance (DDG) at the Annual OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains. “The World Diamond Council

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Second Edition of Bharat Diamond Week on Oct 8-9

Mumbai: Organizers of the first Bharat Diamond Week at the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB) in Mumbai, India, said the show exceeded expectations. The Bharat exchange is already planning the next edition of the fair which it says will be even bigger and feature new elements. The first-ever Bharat Diamond Week was opened by US Consul General Edgard D. Kagan in

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India's Gold Jewellery Exports Grew by 11% in FY18

India’s Gold Jewellery exports registered a growth of nearly 11 per cent at USD 9673.23 mn in FY18 vis-à-vis USD 8,721.88 mn in FY17 Gems and Jewellery exports from India have doubled to USD 41 bn in FY18 as against USB 21 bn in FY08 Cut & polished diamond exports grew at USD 24 bn in FY18 from USD 14

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CIBJO Honours Memory of Friedrich Schwarzer

Milan: CIBJO is paying tribute to the memory of a former president, Friedrich (Fritz) Schwarzer, who died recently in Austria, after decades of public service in the jewellery industry, both in his native country and internationally, and more than 60 years of experience in the trade. He headed the World Jewellery Confederation from 1993 through 1996. Born in 1938 into

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WDC Supports OECD Due Diligence Guidance

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, announced today its support of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Due Diligence Guidance (DDG) at the Annual OECD Forum on Responsible Mineral Supply Chains. “The World Diamond Council

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