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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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CIBJO Congress 2017 Successfully Concluded
Bangkok: CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, has successfully concluded its annual congress in Bangkok, Thailand. The three-day event, running from November 5 through 7, brought from around the world some 150 official delegates and a total about 300 participants, and covered a wide range of issues on the agenda of the international gemstone and jewellery industry. There was a strong
India International Diamond Week Begins in Mumbai
The first ever India International Diamond Week organised within the country by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) opened this morning at the JW Marriott Hotel in Sahar, Mumbai. The show has 48 leading Indian diamond companies as exhibitors and nearly 115 international visitors from across 11 countries including USA, China, Turkey, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Middle East
Fancy Color Diamond Prices Up in Q3
New York: The Fancy Color Diamond Index for the third quarter of 2017 indicates a slight rise overall of 0.2% over Q2 2017, for yellow, pink and blue fancy color diamonds in all sizes and saturations. Moreover, the index shows that in Q3 prices of fancy blue and pink color diamonds appreciated 0.4% and 0.3% respectively. Similar to Q1 2017
Agreement to Harmonise Diamond Blue Book
Bangkok: CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) have fulfilled the final stage of an agreement, by which the nomenclature used by the International Diamond Council (IDC) will now be harmonised with that of CIBJO’s Diamond Blue Book. The agreement was formalised at the 2017 CIBJO Congress in
CIBJO Congress 2017 Successfully Concluded
Bangkok: CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, has successfully concluded its annual congress in Bangkok, Thailand. The three-day event, running from November 5 through 7, brought from around the world some 150 official delegates and a total about 300 participants, and covered a wide range of issues on the agenda of the international gemstone and jewellery industry. There was a strong
India International Diamond Week Begins in Mumbai
The first ever India International Diamond Week organised within the country by The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council (GJEPC) opened this morning at the JW Marriott Hotel in Sahar, Mumbai. The show has 48 leading Indian diamond companies as exhibitors and nearly 115 international visitors from across 11 countries including USA, China, Turkey, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan, Middle East
Fancy Color Diamond Prices Up in Q3
New York: The Fancy Color Diamond Index for the third quarter of 2017 indicates a slight rise overall of 0.2% over Q2 2017, for yellow, pink and blue fancy color diamonds in all sizes and saturations. Moreover, the index shows that in Q3 prices of fancy blue and pink color diamonds appreciated 0.4% and 0.3% respectively. Similar to Q1 2017
Agreement to Harmonise Diamond Blue Book
Bangkok: CIBJO, the World Jewellery Confederation, the World Federation of Diamond Bourses (WFDB) and the International Diamond Manufacturers Association (IDMA) have fulfilled the final stage of an agreement, by which the nomenclature used by the International Diamond Council (IDC) will now be harmonised with that of CIBJO’s Diamond Blue Book. The agreement was formalised at the 2017 CIBJO Congress in
