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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Compensation of Millions Claimed over Diamond Heist

Brussels: Five years after the spectacular theft of diamonds from a Helvetic Airways plane, operator Swiss International Air Lines is demanding 48.4 million francs in compensation, reports thelocal.ch. A lawyer for the airline filed the claim in Brussels on Thursday when the case came before the criminal court, the Swiss news agency SDA reported. In February 2013 heavily armed thieves

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Argyle Pink Diamond Coin Unveiled in Berlin

Perth: Rio Tinto and The Perth Mint have unveiled the first pavé set Argyle pink diamond gold coin. Known as The Jewelled Phoenix, the coin is adorned with a delicately sculptured 18ct pink gold Chinese phoenix, hand set with a total of 1.22 carats of rare pink diamonds from Rio Tinto’s Argyle diamond mine in the east Kimberley region of

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Trade Expresses Mixed Reactions to India’s Budget

Mumbai: India’s Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley yesterday presented the nation’s annual budget in the parliament. Various trade bodies of the gem & jewellery industry have sent their reactions which we put here in compilation: GJEPC: The newly elected Chairman of Gem & Jewellery Promotion Council (GJEPC) Mr. Pramod Agarwal said, “We welcome the Government’s development oriented Budget that will

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Edi Faltz Becomes New President of WJH

Panama: The membership of the World Jewelry & Diamond Hub (WJH), Panama, Latin America’s first and only diamond exchange, has elected Edi Faltz as its new President. He replaces Mahesh Khemlani, who served in the position since September 2015. The vote took place on January 10, following an earlier decision by the diamond exchange’s management, which appointed an Election Committee

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Compensation of Millions Claimed over Diamond Heist

Brussels: Five years after the spectacular theft of diamonds from a Helvetic Airways plane, operator Swiss International Air Lines is demanding 48.4 million francs in compensation, reports thelocal.ch. A lawyer for the airline filed the claim in Brussels on Thursday when the case came before the criminal court, the Swiss news agency SDA reported. In February 2013 heavily armed thieves

Read More »

Argyle Pink Diamond Coin Unveiled in Berlin

Perth: Rio Tinto and The Perth Mint have unveiled the first pavé set Argyle pink diamond gold coin. Known as The Jewelled Phoenix, the coin is adorned with a delicately sculptured 18ct pink gold Chinese phoenix, hand set with a total of 1.22 carats of rare pink diamonds from Rio Tinto’s Argyle diamond mine in the east Kimberley region of

Read More »

Trade Expresses Mixed Reactions to India’s Budget

Mumbai: India’s Finance Minister Mr. Arun Jaitley yesterday presented the nation’s annual budget in the parliament. Various trade bodies of the gem & jewellery industry have sent their reactions which we put here in compilation: GJEPC: The newly elected Chairman of Gem & Jewellery Promotion Council (GJEPC) Mr. Pramod Agarwal said, “We welcome the Government’s development oriented Budget that will

Read More »

Edi Faltz Becomes New President of WJH

Panama: The membership of the World Jewelry & Diamond Hub (WJH), Panama, Latin America’s first and only diamond exchange, has elected Edi Faltz as its new President. He replaces Mahesh Khemlani, who served in the position since September 2015. The vote took place on January 10, following an earlier decision by the diamond exchange’s management, which appointed an Election Committee

Read More »

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