Now That a Jobs Miss Broke Gold’s Resistance, Can Silver Clear Its Ceiling?

Macro Snapshot: The FOMC held rates at 3.50 to 3.75% on July 29 by a 9 to 3 vote, with three members dissenting in favour of a quarter-point hike. Chair Kevin Warsh described inflation as a ‘choice’ and made clear the Committee would move quickly if incoming inflation data ran hot. Going into the week ending August 7, CME FedWatch put September hike odds near 58%. That framing collapsed on Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that US employers

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Now That a Jobs Miss Broke Gold’s Resistance, Can Silver Clear Its Ceiling?

Macro Snapshot: The FOMC held rates at 3.50 to 3.75% on July 29 by a 9 to 3 vote, with three members dissenting in favour of a quarter-point hike. Chair Kevin Warsh described inflation as a ‘choice’ and made clear the Committee would move quickly if incoming inflation data ran hot. Going into the week ending August 7, CME FedWatch put September hike odds near 58%. That framing collapsed on Friday. The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that US employers

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910ct. Lesotho Diamond Sold for $40M

Antwerp: Gem Diamonds has sold the Lesotho Legend, the 910-carat stone it unearthed at its Letšeng mine in January, for $40 million, the company said Tuesday. The miner claims the D color, type IIa stone — which it sold at tender in Antwerp to Samir Gems — is the fifth-largest gem-quality diamond ever recovered. “We are delighted with the outcome

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SBI to Tighten G&J Sector’s Borrowing Norms

Mumbai: State Bank of India, India’s largest lender, is tightening the noose around borrowers in the gems and jewellery sector by telling them to either bring in more collaterals to back the existing borrowings or reduce the size of it in a time-bound manner, reports The Economic Times. The decision was driven by the board which directed the management to

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GJEPC Opens CFC at Amreli

Amreli (Gujarat, India): Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of Indian Gem & Jewellery Industry has established its third Common Facility Centre(CFC) also  locally known as ‘Ratna Abhushan Suvidha Kendra’ at Amreli in Gujarat yesterday.  Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry inaugurated the CFC in the presence of Mr. Naran Kachhadia, MP, Lok

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UN Expresses Satisfaction with Progress by KP

New York: The General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), welcoming progress made by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP) to break links between the diamond trade and conflict, today adopted a consensus resolution aimed at intensifying that work and aligning it with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, introduced the draft

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910ct. Lesotho Diamond Sold for $40M

Antwerp: Gem Diamonds has sold the Lesotho Legend, the 910-carat stone it unearthed at its Letšeng mine in January, for $40 million, the company said Tuesday. The miner claims the D color, type IIa stone — which it sold at tender in Antwerp to Samir Gems — is the fifth-largest gem-quality diamond ever recovered. “We are delighted with the outcome

Read More »

SBI to Tighten G&J Sector’s Borrowing Norms

Mumbai: State Bank of India, India’s largest lender, is tightening the noose around borrowers in the gems and jewellery sector by telling them to either bring in more collaterals to back the existing borrowings or reduce the size of it in a time-bound manner, reports The Economic Times. The decision was driven by the board which directed the management to

Read More »

GJEPC Opens CFC at Amreli

Amreli (Gujarat, India): Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC), the apex body of Indian Gem & Jewellery Industry has established its third Common Facility Centre(CFC) also  locally known as ‘Ratna Abhushan Suvidha Kendra’ at Amreli in Gujarat yesterday.  Mr. Suresh Prabhu, Union Minister of Commerce & Industry inaugurated the CFC in the presence of Mr. Naran Kachhadia, MP, Lok

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UN Expresses Satisfaction with Progress by KP

New York: The General Assembly of the United Nations (UN), welcoming progress made by the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KP) to break links between the diamond trade and conflict, today adopted a consensus resolution aimed at intensifying that work and aligning it with the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Julie Bishop, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia, introduced the draft

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