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The 200-Day Held: Now Comes the Test That Decides Whether the Bounce is a Reversal
Macro Snapshot: The week ending July 3 broke a five-week decline for both gold and silver. Gold posted its first weekly gain since late May and silver led the recovery with a much larger move. The trigger was a weaker-than-expected US jobs report, which reset rate-hike expectations and pushed the dollar to its largest weekly decline since April. Layered underneath were two other significant developments: the release of the World Gold Council’s Mid-Year Outlook on Tuesday July 1 (covered in

The 200-Day Held: Now Comes the Test That Decides Whether the Bounce is a Reversal
Macro Snapshot: The week ending July 3 broke a five-week decline for both gold and silver. Gold posted its first weekly gain since late May and silver led the recovery with a much larger move. The trigger was a weaker-than-expected US jobs report, which reset rate-hike expectations and pushed the dollar to its largest weekly decline since April. Layered underneath were two other significant developments: the release of the World Gold Council’s Mid-Year Outlook on Tuesday July 1 (covered in
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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

GJEPC Conducts GST Awareness Seminars
Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council has been conducting awareness programmes across major manufacturing centres to help the gem and jewellery export industry get ready for the new GST regime that is expected to come into force on July 1, 2017. In Surat at the seminar on June 9, the exporters were addressed by two leading CAs, CA

Alrosa Seeks Tax Benefit for Diamond Sales in India
Mumbai: Russian rough diamond miner Alrosa has sought tax neutrality from the government to set up its representative office in India, reports Business Standard. Alrosa has started making small allocations through its intermittent exhibition of rough diamonds in the Special Notified Zone (SNZ) at the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB). The company sells large quantities through Dubai and Belgium. Rough diamond

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

GJEPC Conducts GST Awareness Seminars
Mumbai: The Gem & Jewellery Export Promotion Council has been conducting awareness programmes across major manufacturing centres to help the gem and jewellery export industry get ready for the new GST regime that is expected to come into force on July 1, 2017. In Surat at the seminar on June 9, the exporters were addressed by two leading CAs, CA

Alrosa Seeks Tax Benefit for Diamond Sales in India
Mumbai: Russian rough diamond miner Alrosa has sought tax neutrality from the government to set up its representative office in India, reports Business Standard. Alrosa has started making small allocations through its intermittent exhibition of rough diamonds in the Special Notified Zone (SNZ) at the Bharat Diamond Bourse (BDB). The company sells large quantities through Dubai and Belgium. Rough diamond