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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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Chinese Firm Interested in Buying Gemfields
Beijing: China’s Fosun conglomerate has put in a rival bid to take over Gemfields, following an earlier offer by the colored-gemstone miner’s largest shareholder. Fosun Gold, a subsidiary of the Shanghai-based holding company, has proposed to buy Gemfields for $0.52 (GBP 0.409) per share, representing a 15.1% premium over the miner’s closing share price on Tuesday. The initial offer is
ALROSA-DMCC Discuss Cooperation Prospects
Moscow: ALROSA President Sergey Ivanov and Executive Chairman of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) Ahmed Bin Sulayem agreed upon enhancing cooperation in diamond trade, according to a press release from ALROSA distributed on Wednesday. At a working meeting in ALROSA’s headquarters in Moscow, Sergey Ivanov and Ahmed Bin Sulayem discussed options for expanding ALROSA’s trading activities at the Dubai
De Beers to Start Third-Party Polished Sales
Gaborone: Sellers and buyers of responsibly sourced, exceptional polished diamonds will be able to transact anonymously via the De Beers Auction Sales platform for the first time this month, when the exceptional polished stones auction is held on 29 June. Buyers and sellers will benefit from the confidence of using the business’ exceptional platform for exceptional stones and accessing its
Dominion Gains Strong Rise in Output in Fiscal Q1
Toronto: Dominion Diamond Corporation reported a 17 percent rise in carats recovered to 2.15 million carats in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from 1.83 million carats a year before. This was largely due to production from the high-grade Misery Main pipe at the Ekati mine, with stable production at the Diavik mine for the three month period ending April
Chinese Firm Interested in Buying Gemfields
Beijing: China’s Fosun conglomerate has put in a rival bid to take over Gemfields, following an earlier offer by the colored-gemstone miner’s largest shareholder. Fosun Gold, a subsidiary of the Shanghai-based holding company, has proposed to buy Gemfields for $0.52 (GBP 0.409) per share, representing a 15.1% premium over the miner’s closing share price on Tuesday. The initial offer is
ALROSA-DMCC Discuss Cooperation Prospects
Moscow: ALROSA President Sergey Ivanov and Executive Chairman of the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre (DMCC) Ahmed Bin Sulayem agreed upon enhancing cooperation in diamond trade, according to a press release from ALROSA distributed on Wednesday. At a working meeting in ALROSA’s headquarters in Moscow, Sergey Ivanov and Ahmed Bin Sulayem discussed options for expanding ALROSA’s trading activities at the Dubai
De Beers to Start Third-Party Polished Sales
Gaborone: Sellers and buyers of responsibly sourced, exceptional polished diamonds will be able to transact anonymously via the De Beers Auction Sales platform for the first time this month, when the exceptional polished stones auction is held on 29 June. Buyers and sellers will benefit from the confidence of using the business’ exceptional platform for exceptional stones and accessing its
Dominion Gains Strong Rise in Output in Fiscal Q1
Toronto: Dominion Diamond Corporation reported a 17 percent rise in carats recovered to 2.15 million carats in the first quarter of fiscal 2018 from 1.83 million carats a year before. This was largely due to production from the high-grade Misery Main pipe at the Ekati mine, with stable production at the Diavik mine for the three month period ending April
